Those that loved French actress Audrey Tautou as the star of quirky and adorable Amelie (we’ll try to forgive and forget her contributions to the disastrous Da Vinci Code), will love her even more now that the petite beauty has taken on the role of Coco Chanel in a biopic about the late fashion designer.

Production for Coco Avant Chanel (or Coco Before Chanel) will begin in Paris on Sept. 15. The screenplay was written by Anne Fontaine and Camille Fontaine along with Christopher Hampton, and it’s based on the Chanel biography, L’Irreguliere (or The Nonconformist) by Edmonde Charles-Roux.

Coco Avant Chanel will reportedly feature dresses from Chanel, and everyone’s favorite sunglasses-wearing Albino, Karl Largerfeld, has already jumped on board to supervise the rec-creation of some of Chanel’s most iconic costumes and accessories.

Scheduled for a release next year, the film will be distributed by Warner Bros.