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Coco before Chanel = Coco avant Chanel

Fontaine, Anne. (Added Author). Fontaine, Camille. (Added Author). Hampton, Christopher, 1946- (Added Author). Fieschi, Jacques, 1948- (Added Author). Beaucarne, Christophe. (Added Author). Benjo, Caroline. (Added Author). Scotta, Carole. (Added Author). Carcassonne, Philippe. (Added Author). Arnal-Szlovak, Simon. (Added Author). Tautou, Audrey, 1978- (Added Author). Poelvoorde, Benoit. (Added Author). Nivola, Alessandro. (Added Author). Gillain, Marie, 1975- (Added Author). Devos, Emmanuelle. (Added Author). Leterrier, Catherine. (Added Author). Radot, Olivier. (Added Author). Barnier, Luc. (Added Author). Desplat, Alexandre. (Added Author). Haut et Court (Firm) (Added Author). Cine-at (Firm) (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) (Added Author). Sony Pictures Classics (Firm) (Added Author). Alliance Films, (provider.). Criterion-on-Demand (Firm), (distributor.). Audrey Tautou, Benoit Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain, Emmanuelle Devos. (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.

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  • Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (105 min.) : digital, sound, color
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  • Publisher: Montreal, Quebec : Alliance Films, 2009.
  • Distributor: Vaughan, ON : Criterion-on-Demand, [2013]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Adapted from the novel L'irreguliere by Edmonde Charles-Roux.
Originally distributed as a motion picture by Alliance Films, 2009.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Costumes, Catherine Leterrier ; decors, Olivier Radot ; montage, Luc Barnier ; original music, Alexandre Desplat ; assistant realisateur, Joseph Rapp ; directeur de production, Frederic Blum.
Participant or Performer Note: Audrey Tautou, Benoit Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain, Emmanuelle Devos.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for sexual content and smoking.
CHV rating: PG.
Additional Physical Form available Note:
French language version also available.
System Details Note:
Content available as downloadable file or streaming video.
Language Note:
In French with English subtitles.
Source of Description Note:
Title from distributor's web site (viewed March 16, 2015).

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