COCO BEFORE CHANEL

**Ends Thursday, December 17th**

"Audrey Tautou is amazing." - Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

"Unusually vivid and convincing. Chronicles the early life of a woman who would become perhaps the single most influential figure in 20th century fashion." - A. O. Scott, THE NEW YORK TIMES

"REMARKABLE! With Audrey Tautou perfectly in sync with director Anne Fontaine, Chanel comes alive in ways you've never imagined. Magnifique, indeed!" - Stephen Schaeffer, THE BOSTON HERALD

"SMART AND SUMPTUOUS! Audrey Taotou is phenomenal!" - Joe Morgenstern, WALL STREET JOURNAL

A little girl who is sent with her sister to an orphanage in the heart of France, who waits in vain every Sunday for her father to come for her ...
A cabaret performer with a weak voice who sings to an audience of drunken soldiers ...
A humble seamstress, who stitches hems at the back of a provincial tailor's shop ...
A young, skinny courtesan, to whom protector Etienne Balsan offers a safe haven, amongst the idle and decadent ...
A woman in love who knows she will never be anyone's wife, refusing marriage even to Boy Chapel, the man who returned her love ...
A rebel who finds the conventions of her time oppressive, and instead dresses in her lover's clothes ...
This is the remarkable true story of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, who begins her life as a headstrong orphan, and through an extraordinary journey becomes the legendary couturier who embodied the modern woman and became a timeless symbol of success, style and freedom.
Directed by celebrated filmmaker Anne Fontaine (Dry Cleaning, How I Killed My Father), and starring beloved actress Audrey Tautou (Amelie, The Da Vinci Code, Priceless) in the title role, COCO BEFORE CHANEL sweeps back the veil on the life, loves and legend of the one-and-only Coco Chanel, a cultural icon whose unique vision and lasting influence on the world of fashion remains a striking reminder of the importance of being true to oneself.

VISIT THE OFFICIAL MOVIE WEBSITE:
http://www.sonyclassics.com/cocobeforechanel/

CLICK HERE TO READ AN INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR ANNE FONTAINE:
http://www.timeout.com/film/features/show-feature/8292/anne-fontaine-int...