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Coco Chanel

Born August 19, 1883 · Saumur, Pays de la Loire

Died January 10, 1971 · aged 87

Gabriel Bonheur Chanel (Coco) was born in 1883. When her mother died Coco was only twelve years old.  Her father abandons her and her siblings in the largest orphanage of the region, a convent in Aubazine. She started working in Moulins as a shop girl with a local milliner and the age of twenty-five , she met and started living with her first love, Ettiene Balsan. Coco starts decorating simple st…

Known For

The Rules of the GameThe Rules of the Game · 1939
The Rules of the Game
★ 7.51939
MovieDramaComedy
The Marquis de la Chesnaye and his wife host a weekend gala where a variety of complicated romantic and social entanglements between guests and servants lead to tragedy, all against the backdrop of a looming war.
The Blood of a PoetThe Blood of a Poet · 1932
The Blood of a Poet
★ 7.01932
MovieFantasy
In a poet’s room, an armless statue abruptly comes to life. It invites the poet to step through a mirror and to discover another world. Strange places and characters present themselves to him. The poet tears himself away from these twisted fascinations and returns, with some difficulty, to his room.
Port of ShadowsPort of Shadows · 1938
Port of Shadows
★ 7.41938
MovieRomanceDrama
Down a foggy, desolate road to the port city of Le Havre travels Jean, an army deserter looking for another chance to make good on life. Fate, however, has a different plan for him, as acts of both revenge and kindness render him front-page news.
The Greeks Had a Word for ThemThe Greeks Had a Word for Them · 1932
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
★ 5.61932
MovieComedy
A trio of money-hungry women rent a luxurious penthouse, spending their dough on drink and debonair clothing, backbiting and catfighting as they steal each other's boyfriends.
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, LeidenschaftMythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft · 2021
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
★ 7.02021
MovieDocumentaryHistory
First a GirlFirst a Girl · 1935
First a Girl
★ 6.41935
MovieComedy
An aspiring singer quits her menial job and is talked into performing as a female impersonator by her friend. Her drag act makes her famous, which causes problems for her when a very determined young man falls in love with her. A remake of the 1933 German film Viktor und Viktoria.
Sentimental EducationSentimental Education · 1962
Sentimental Education
★ 5.31962
MovieRomance
Frédéric, a shy small-town man, falls in love with Anne, a middle class woman married to Didier, who cheats on her with top model Barbara. Catherine, a very determined woman, is secretly in love with Frédéric and in order to keep him away from Anne, pushes him into Barbara's arms.
Coco Chanel vs Elsa SchiaparelliCoco Chanel vs Elsa Schiaparelli · 2014
Coco Chanel vs Elsa Schiaparelli
★ 10.02014
MovieDocumentaryHistory
In the 1920s, the rivalry between fashion icon Gabrielle Chanel and her stylistic rival Elsa Schiaparelli gave rise to innovations in haute couture.

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