Coco Before Chanel
Coco Before Chanel
Coco Before Chanel
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2009
1h 50m
6.9(1004 votes)
Drama
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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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Production Companies

Haut et Court
France 2 Cinéma
SCOPE Pictures
Warner Bros. Entertainment France

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Cast & Crew

32 members
Acting

Audrey Tautou

Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel

Audrey Tautou
Acting

Benoît Poelvoorde

Étienne Balsan

Benoît Poelvoorde
Acting

Alessandro Nivola

Arthur 'Boy' Capel

Alessandro Nivola
Acting

Marie Gillain

Adrienne Chanel

Marie Gillain
Acting

Emmanuelle Devos

Émilienne d'Alençon

Emmanuelle Devos
Acting

Régis Royer

Alec, Jockey

Régis Royer
Acting

Étienne Bartholomeus

Balsan Butler

Étienne Bartholomeus
Acting

Yan Duffas

Maurice de Nexon

Yan Duffas
Acting

Fabien Béhar

Shop Boss

Fabien Béhar
Acting

Roch Leibovici

Jean, Groom

Roch Leibovici
Acting

Jean-Yves Chatelais

Bellowing Director

Jean-Yves Chatelais
Acting

Pierre Diot

Actor in the Theater

Pierre Diot
Acting

Vincent Nemeth

Fat Man in the Theater

Vincent Nemeth
Acting

Bruno Abraham-Kremer

Tailor in Deauville

Bruno Abraham-Kremer
Acting

Lisa Cohen

Gabrielle Chanel, 10 Years Old

No Image
Acting

Inès Bessalem

Adrienne Chanel, 10 Years Old

Inès Bessalem
Acting

Marie-Bénédicte Roy

Shop Client

Marie-Bénédicte Roy
Acting

Émilie Gavois-Kahn

Replacement Seamstress

Émilie Gavois-Kahn
Acting

Fanny Deblock

Balsan Prostitute

Fanny Deblock
Acting

Claude Brécourt

Director Alcazar

Claude Brécourt
Acting

Karina Marimon

Girl at Picnic

Karina Marimon
Acting

Bruno Paviot

Guest Balsan

Bruno Paviot
Acting

Franck Monsigny

Guest Balsan

Franck Monsigny
Acting

Marie Parouty

Sophie, Friend of Emilienne

Marie Parouty
Acting

Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc

Raymond

Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc
Acting

Marie-Josée Hubert

Cooker

No Image
Acting

Patrick Laviosa

Pianist Bellowing at Balsan

Patrick Laviosa
Acting

Kim Schwarck

Girl in Coco's Lodge

Kim Schwarck
Acting

Marthe Drouin

Bellowing Singer (uncredited)

Marthe Drouin
Acting

Frantz Herman

Guest Balsan (uncredited)

Frantz Herman
Directing

Emma Jouannet

Young Walker Deauville (uncredited)

Emma Jouannet
Acting

Berenice Sand

Walker Deauville (uncredited)

Berenice Sand

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