Coco Before Chanel (2009)

Several years after leaving the orphanage, to which her father never returned for her, Gabrielle Chanel finds herself working in a provincial bar. She's both a seamstress for the performers and a singer, earning the nickname Coco from the song she sings nightly with her sister. A liaison with Baron Balsan gives her an entree into French society and a chance to develop her gift for designing.

Genres: Drama, History

What to watch after Coco Before Chanel

• Hunting and Gathering (2007) — Same feel: dramatic, reflective
• Gemma Bovery (2014) — Anne Fontaine directed both
• Nathalie... (2003) — Anne Fontaine directed both
• Farewell, My Queen (2012) — Same feel: dramatic, intimate
• Delicacy (2011)
• Paris (2008) — Same feel: dramatic, reflective