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Coco avant Chanel Cover Image DVD DVD

Coco avant Chanel

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

  • ISBN: 1435992962
  • ISBN: 9781435992962
  • Physical Description: videorecording
    videodisc
    1 videodisc (ca. 110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Montreal : Alliance Vivafilm, [2010]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Adapted from the novel L'irreguliere by Edmonde Charles-Roux.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009.
Special features: Coco avant Chanel "La rencontre" ; the making of Coco avant Chanel ; commentary with writer/director Anne Fontaine.
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.
System Details Note:
DVD; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:
In French, with optional subtitles in English.
Subject: Chanel, Coco -- 1883-1971 -- Drama
Man-woman relationships -- Drama
Businesswomen -- Drama
Fashion designers -- Drama
Orphans -- Drama
Biographical films
Feature films -- France
France -- Drama
Topic Heading: Adult DVD.

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