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Coco avant Chanel Coco before Chanel  Cover Image DVD DVD

Coco avant Chanel Coco before Chanel

Fontaine, Anne. (Added Author). Fontaine, Camille. (Screenwriter) (Added Author). Hampton, Christopher, 1946- (Added Author). Fieschi, Jacques, 1948- (Added Author). Desplat, Alexandre. (Added Author). Nivola, Alessandro. (Added Author). Tautou, Audrey, 1978- (Added Author). Devos, Emmanuelle. (Added Author). Gillain, Marie, 1975- (Added Author). Haut et Court (Firm) (Added Author). Cine-@ (Firm) (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) (Added Author). Studio Canal+. (Added Author). Cinécinéma (Firm) (Added Author). France 2 cinéma (Firm) (Added Author). Alliance Films (Firm) (Added Author). Alessandro Nivola, Audrey Tautou, Emmanuelle Devos, Marie Gillain. (Cast).

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.

Record details

  • Physical Description: videorecording]
    videodisc
    1 videodisc (ca. 1 hr. 50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Montreal, Quebec : Warner Bros. Entertainment : Distributed exclusively in Canada by Alliance Films, c2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009.
Adapted from the novel L'irreguliere by Edmonde Charles-Roux.
Special features (with English subtitles): Commentary by director and writer Anne Fontaine ; Coco avant [before] Chanel: "La rencontre" ; The making of Coco avant [before] Chanel.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Image, Christophe Beaucarne ; montage, Luc Barnier ; musique original, Alexandre Desplat.
Participant or Performer Note: Alessandro Nivola, Audrey Tautou, Emmanuelle Devos, Marie Gillain.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for sexual content and smoking.
System Details Note:
DVD ; anamorphic widescreen (2.35) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:
In French, with optional subtitles in English.
Subject: Chanel, Coco -- 1883-1971
Man-woman relationships -- Drama
Businesswomen -- Drama
Fashion designers -- Drama
Orphans -- Drama
Motion pictures, French
Foreign films -- France
Video recordings
DVDs
Feature films
Film adaptations
Biographical films
France -- Drama

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Fernie Heritage Library FILM DVD 791.4372 COC (Text) 35136000225855 DVDs - Adult Non Fiction Volume hold Available -
Fort St. John Public Library DVD FOR COC (French) (Text) 35211000267478 DVDs Volume hold Available -
Bridge River Branch AV-DVD COC (Text) 35180200134392 AV Section Volume hold Available -
Sechelt Public Library DVD Movie COCO (Text) 33260000131012 DVD Volume hold Available -

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