| Title |
Coco avant Chanel / Haut et Court, Cine @ et Warner Bros. Pictures presentent ; une coproduction Haut et Court, ... [and others] ; scenario, Anne Fontaine et Camille Fontaine avec la collaboration de Christopher Hampton et Jacques Fieschi ; produit par Caroline Benjo, .. [and others] ; un film de Anne Fontaine.. |
| OCLC |
468838148 |
| ISBN/ISSN |
043396331600 |
| Music number |
33160 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Publisher |
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Classics : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2010] |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Chanel, Coco, 1883-1971 -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Businesswomen -- Drama.
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Fashion designers -- Drama.
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Orphans -- Drama.
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France -- Drama.
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Other
Genre heading/s |
Biographical films.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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| System details note |
DVD ; NTSC, anamorphic widescreen (2.35) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround. |
| Cast |
Alessandro Nivola, Audrey Tautou, Emmanuelle Devos, Marie Gillain. |
| Creation/Production credits |
Image, Christophe Beaucarne ; montage, Luc Barnier ; musique original, Alexandre Desplat. |
| Target audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for sexual content and smoking. |
| Summary |
Years after being abandoned at an orphanage by her father, Gabrielle Chanel finds a job in a tailor shop where she meets, and soon begins an affair with French millionaire Etienne Balsan. Through Baron Balsan she is introduced into French society and given the opportunity to design her own style of hats. Though her career takes off, her personal life becomes more complicated when she falls in love with Balsan's former best friend Arthur Capel. |
| Language note |
In French, with optional subtitles in English. |
| General note |
Adapted from the novel L'irreguliere by Edmonde Charles-Roux. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009. |
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Special features: Walking the red carpet: from Los Angeles to New York ; Coco before Chanel "La rencontre" ; the making of Coco before Chanel ; commentary with writer/director Anne Fontaine, theatrical trailer. |
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