▁of ▁fashion ▁designer ▁C oco ▁Ch anel , ▁titled ▁C oco ▁avant ▁Ch anel , ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Anne ▁Font aine . ▁Fil ming ▁began ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁released ▁in ▁France ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁script ▁is ▁partially ▁based ▁on ▁Ed mon de ▁Charles - R oux ' s ▁book ▁" L ' I rr ég ul ière " ▁(" The ▁Non - Con form ist "). ▁Instead ▁of ▁re le asing ▁C oco ▁Before ▁Ch anel ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁itself , ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁let ▁Sony ▁Pictures ▁Class ics ▁handle ▁the ▁release ▁there . ▁The ▁film ▁gross ed ▁$ 6 ▁million ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁C oco ▁Before ▁Ch anel ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁four ▁B AF TA ▁Awards , ▁three ▁European ▁Film ▁Awards , ▁six ▁César ▁Awards ▁and ▁the ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Cost ume ▁Design . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁she ▁appeared ▁in ▁Del ic acy , ▁a ▁French ▁rom antic ▁comedy - d rama ▁directed ▁by ▁David ▁and ▁St é ph ane ▁Fo enk inos ▁and ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁novel ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁by ▁David ▁Fo enk inos . ▁David ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Best ▁Writing ▁( A da pt ation ) ▁César ▁Award ▁and ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁nominated ▁as ▁Best ▁Film . ▁ ▁She ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁music ▁video ▁of ▁" I ▁Love ▁Your ▁Sm ile ", ▁a ▁song