Biopic charts early years of designer who founded iconic couturier , Chanel . Hide Caption 1 of 12 Photos:Photos: Writer/director Anne Fontaine would not have made the film without Tautou as Chanel . Balsan , played brilliantly by Benoit Poelvoorde , introduces her to the Parisian high society and fashion -- lavishness the wide-eyed Chanel rapidly acclimatized to . Fontaine on Chanel : `` She 's the beginning of the modern woman ''
Biopic charts early years of designer who founded iconic couturier , Chanel . Hide Caption 1 of 12 Photos:Photos: Writer/director Anne Fontaine would not have made the film without Tautou as Chanel . Fontaine on Chanel : `` She 's the beginning of the modern woman ''