Anne Fontaine, the director of the film Nettoyage à sec et Entre ses mains among others, will be adapting the life of Gabrielle Chanel, better known as Coco, into film.
Tautou, who starred in the film Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain, will play the poor orphan with no education who became one of the biggest names in fashion. The film will follow Chanel’s childhood, adolescense and years of training.
Filming is set to begin in 2008.