Coco Before Chanel (2009)

Synopsis Coco Before Chanel (Coco avant Chanel) (2009) Several years after leaving the orphanage to which her father never returned for her, Gabrielle Chanel finds herself working in a provincial bar. She's both a seamstress for the performers and a singer, adopting the nickname Coco from her father in early childhood. A liaison with Baron Balsan gives her an entrA©e into French society and a chance to develop her gift for designing increasingly popular hats. When she falls in love with English businessman Arthur Capel further opportunities open up, though life becomes ever more complicated. ??J-26 Awards: 5 wins & 20 nominations total Budget: $23,000,000 (estimated) Worldwide Gross: $50,812,934 Soundtrack: Little Black Baby (Written by Scott Joplin)