# Coco Chanel - Der Beginn einer Leidenschaft (2009)

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**Original title**: *Coco avant Chanel*
**Runtime**: 110 min
**Genres**: Drama, History
**Directed by**: Anne Fontaine
**Written by**: Anne Fontaine, Camille Fontaine
**Starring**: Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain, Emmanuelle Devos, Régis Royer

> *Before she was France's famous mademoiselle…*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Downton Abbey if Edith had a plan. Coco Chanel sings in a dive bar while sewing for other performers. An affair with a baron provides access to a higher social strata where she can develop her design talents. Audrey Tautou makes this biopic sing.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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