Coco Before Chanel

Released

April 22, 2009

Runtime: 1h 50m

Coco Before Chanel
FrenchDramaHistory

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 & Crew

  • Audrey Tautou

    Audrey Tautou

    Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel

  • Benoît Poelvoorde

    Benoît Poelvoorde

    Étienne Balsan

  • Alessandro Nivola

    Alessandro Nivola

    Arthur 'Boy' Capel

  • Marie Gillain

    Marie Gillain

    Adrienne Chanel

  • Emmanuelle Devos

    Emmanuelle Devos

    Émilienne d'Alençon

  • Régis Royer

    Régis Royer

    Alec, Jockey

  • Étienne Bartholomeus

    Étienne Bartholomeus

    Balsan Butler

  • Yan Duffas

    Yan Duffas

    Maurice de Nexon

  • Fabien Béhar

    Fabien Béhar

    Shop Boss

  • Roch Leibovici

    Roch Leibovici

    Jean, Groom

  • Jean-Yves Chatelais

    Jean-Yves Chatelais

    Bellowing Director

  • Pierre Diot

    Pierre Diot

    Actor in the Theater

  • Vincent Nemeth

    Vincent Nemeth

    Fat Man in the Theater

  • Bruno Abraham-Kremer

    Bruno Abraham-Kremer

    Tailor in Deauville

  • LC

    Lisa Cohen

    Gabrielle Chanel, 10 Years Old

  • Inès Bessalem

    Inès Bessalem

    Adrienne Chanel, 10 Years Old

  • Marie-Bénédicte Roy

    Marie-Bénédicte Roy

    Shop Client

  • Émilie Gavois-Kahn

    Émilie Gavois-Kahn

    Replacement Seamstress

  • Anne Fontaine

    Anne Fontaine

    Director

  • Anne Fontaine

    Anne Fontaine

    Screenplay

  • Camille Fontaine

    Camille Fontaine

    Screenplay

Media

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