Audrey Tautou plays the title role, the legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel, known both for elegance and popularizing slacks for women. In this look at early life, Beno_t Poelvoorde plays her first mentor, who introduces her to high society. Alessandro Nivola is the young British man who steals her heart in this gorgeous-looking drama. Directed by Anne Fontaine. Categories: Biography, Drama. Year: 2009.
Emmanuelle Devos in Coco avant Chanel
Junon (Catherine Deneuve) and Abel (Jean-Paul Roussillon) welcome their three grown children home for a crowded family Christmas. Joining them are Elizabeth (Anne Consigny), a melancholic playwright, Ivan (Melvil Poupaud), the young peacemaker, and Henri (Mathieu Amalric), the self-destructive black sheep who was banished from family five years earlier. With a history of leukemia in the family, the disease has returned, further complicating the already uncomfortable reunion. Directed by Arnaud Desplechin. With Chiara Mastroianni and Emmanuelle Devos. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Foreign Film. Year: 2008.
Emmanuelle Devos in A Christmas Tale