Coco Before Chanel Audrey Tautou 2009 DVD Top-quality Free UK shipping

Lavish biopic recounting the life and work of legendary French fashion designer Coco Chanel, from her humble beginnings in an Auvergne orphanage in the late 1800s after being abandoned by her pedlar father. Audrey Tatou stars in the title role as Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel, whose inspiration and determination eventually took her to the most elevated position in the male-dominated fashion industry.Synopsis
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 and style.
Orphaned at a young age, Coco Chanel was raised in a convent school, where she learned to embroider and sew. Bored and dissatisfied with the living she could earn as a seamstress, she began singing in backstreet cafs and bars, where she attracted the attention of tienne Balsan, a rich gentleman who immediately became intrigued by the stubborn, striking young ingnue. Swept up in her rich lovers world, Coco soon drew the eyes of society towards her with her unique, elegant style in a time of flamboyance and excess. Just as controversial was the passionate love affair in which she became embroiled, which shattered the conventions of her societya love so dangerous and forbidden it threatened to destroy her.
Also featuring Benot Poelvoorde (Man Bites Dog) and 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 and became an icon!