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Coco Before Chanel

Original title: Coco avant Chanel

Before she was France's famous mademoiselle…

  • Movie
  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • 1h 50m

Directed by Anne Fontaine

6.9

TMDB audience rating
6.9 out of 10 from 1,061 votes

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Overview

Several years after leaving the orphanage, to which her father never returned for her, Gabrielle Chanel finds herself working in a provincial bar. She's both a seamstress for the performers and a singer, earning the nickname Coco from the song she sings nightly with her sister. A liaison with Baron Balsan gives her an entree into French society and a chance to develop her gift for designing.

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Cast and crew

  • Audrey Tautou

    Audrey TautouGabrielle 'Coco' Chanel

  • Benoît Poelvoorde

    Benoît PoelvoordeÉtienne Balsan

  • Alessandro Nivola

    Alessandro NivolaArthur 'Boy' Capel

  • Marie Gillain

    Marie GillainAdrienne Chanel

  • Emmanuelle Devos

    Emmanuelle DevosÉmilienne d'Alençon

  • Régis Royer

    Régis RoyerAlec, Jockey

  • Étienne Bartholomeus

    Étienne BartholomeusBalsan Butler

  • Yan Duffas

    Yan DuffasMaurice de Nexon

  • Fabien Béhar

    Fabien BéharShop Boss

  • Roch Leibovici

    Roch LeiboviciJean, Groom

  • Jean-Yves Chatelais

    Jean-Yves ChatelaisBellowing Director

  • Pierre Diot

    Pierre DiotActor in the Theater

  • Vincent Nemeth

    Vincent NemethFat Man in the Theater

  • Bruno Abraham-Kremer

    Bruno Abraham-KremerTailor in Deauville

  • Lisa CohenGabrielle Chanel, 10 Years Old

  • Inès Bessalem

    Inès BessalemAdrienne Chanel, 10 Years Old

  • Marie-Bénédicte Roy

    Marie-Bénédicte RoyShop Client

  • Émilie Gavois-Kahn

    Émilie Gavois-KahnReplacement Seamstress

Director
Anne Fontaine
Writer
Edmonde Charles-Roux, Anne Fontaine and Camille Fontaine
Music
Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography
Christophe Beaucarne