Coco Before Chanel

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

Amelie and The Da Vinci Code star Audrey Tautou stars as legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel in this biopic penned by director Anne Fontaine and screenwriter Camille Fontaine in collaboration with Christopher Hampton. Based on the Chanel biography L'Irreguliere (The Nonconformist) by author Edmonde Charles-Roux, Coco Avant Chanel features dresses from the Chanel collection. House of Chanel art director Karl Lagerfeld also steps onboard to supervise the creation of accessories and costumes. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Screen: Color
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Cinemascope)
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Features:
  • Walking The Red Carpet: From Los Angeles To New York
  • Coco Before Chanel "La Rencontre" ("The Meeting")
  • The Making Of Coco Before Chanel
  • Commentary With Writer/Director Anne Fontaine

AWARDS

• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

•     Nominated Best Costume Design - 2009 (Catherine Leterrier)

• British Academy of Film and Television Arts

•     Nominated Best Actress - 2009 (Audrey Tautou)
•     Nominated Best Costume Design - 2009 (Catherine Leterrier)
•     Nominated Best Foreign Language Film - 2009
•     Nominated Best Makeup and Hair - 2009 (Jane Milon, Thi-Thanh-Tu Nguyen)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Audrey Tautou - Gabrielle Chanel
       Benoit Poelvoorde - Etienne Balsan
       Marie Gillain - Adrienne
       Emmanuelle Devos - Emilienne
       Alessandro Nivola - Boy Capel
       Regis Royer
       Etienne Bartholomeus
       Yan Duffas
       Fabien Behar
       Roch Leibovici
       Jean - Yves Chatelais
       Pierre Diot
       Vincent Nemeth
       Bruno Abraham - Kremer
       Ines Bessalem
       Emilie Gavois - Kahn
       Marie - Benedicte Roy
       Fanny Deblock
       Claude Brecourt
       Karina Marimon
       Bruno Paviot
       Franck Monsigny
       Marie Parouty
       Jean - Chretien Sibertin-Blanc
       Marie - Josee Hubert
       Kim Schwarck

• Director:

  Anne Fontaine

• Producer:

  Philippe Carcassonne, Carole Scotta, Caroline Benjo, Simon Arnal

• Screenwriter:

  Jacques Fieschi, Christopher Hampton, Anne Fontaine

• Book Author:

  Edmonde Charles-Roux

• Screenwriter:

  Camille Fontaine

• Cinematographer:

  Christophe Beaucarne

• Composer (Music Score):

  Alexandre Desplat

• Editor:

  Luc Barnier

• Production Designer:

  Olivier Radot

• Co-producer:

  Haut Et Court Cine

• Costume Designer:

  Catherine Leterrier

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Dominique Gaborieau, Jean-Claude Laureux, Nicolas Cantin

• Makeup:

  Thi-Thanh-Tu Nguyen, Corinne Maillard

• First Assistant Director:

  Joseph Rapp

• Choreography:

  Corinne Devaux

• Production Manager:

  Frederic Blum

• Hair Styles:

  Jane Milon

• Script Supervisor:

  Agathe Grau