Coco rejected that ideal , opting to build a style based solely on herself , liberating the female body from the constricting style of the time . Biopic of early years of designer who became iconic couturier , designer . French actress Audrey Tautou plays ' ` ` Coco '' Chanel . Writer / director Anne Fontaine would not have made the film without her as Chanel . Fontaine on Chanel : ` ` She 's the face of the modern woman ''
Biopic of early years of designer who became iconic couturier , designer . French actress Audrey Tautou plays ' ` ` Coco '' Chanel . Writer / director Anne Fontaine would not have made the film without her as Chanel . Fontaine on Chanel : ` ` She 's the face of the modern woman ''