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 charts early years of designer who founded iconic couturier , Chanel . French actress Audrey Tautou plays Gabrielle `` Coco '' Chanel . 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 ''