Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play From humble beginnings to the heights of society this is the astonishing story of Gabrielle Chanel the legendary couturier who became a timeless symbol of success freedom & style Orphaned at a young age Coco Chanel was raised in a convent school where she learned to embroider & sew Bored & dissatisfied with the living she could earn as a seamstress she began singing in backstreet cafes & bars where she attracted the attention of etienne Balsan a rich gentleman who immediately became intrigued by the stubborn striking young ingenue Swept up in her rich lover&s world Coco soon drew the eyes of society towards her with her unique elegant style in a time of flamboyance & excess Just as controversial was the passionate love affair in which she became embroiled which shattered the conventions of her society
- a love so dangerous & forbidden it threatened to destroy her Also featuring Benoît Poelvoorde (Man Bites Dog) & Alessandro Nivola (Mansfield Park The Eye) Coco Before Chanel stars Audrey Tautou (Amelie The Da Vinci Code) as Coco the woman who dared to be different & became an icon!