Coco Before Chanel (2009)

Before she was France's famous mademoiselle…

Directed by Anne Fontaine1h 50mDrama,History

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.

Rated
PG-13
Year
2009
Country
BE
Language
French
Release date
22 April 2009
TMDB
6.9 (1055)
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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
L
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
Fanny Deblock
Fanny Deblock
Balsan Prostitute
Claude Brécourt
Claude Brécourt
Director Alcazar
Karina Marimon
Karina Marimon
Girl at Picnic
Bruno Paviot
Bruno Paviot
Guest Balsan
Franck Monsigny
Franck Monsigny
Guest Balsan
Marie Parouty
Marie Parouty
Sophie, Friend of Emilienne
Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc
Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc
Raymond
M
Marie-Josée Hubert
Cooker
Patrick Laviosa
Patrick Laviosa
Pianist Bellowing at Balsan
Kim Schwarck
Kim Schwarck
Girl in Coco's Lodge
Marthe Drouin
Marthe Drouin
Bellowing Singer (uncredited)
Frantz Herman
Frantz Herman
Guest Balsan (uncredited)
Emma Jouannet
Emma Jouannet
Young Walker Deauville (uncredited)
Berenice Sand
Berenice Sand
Walker Deauville (uncredited)
Grégory Ragot
Grégory Ragot
Le père de Coco enfant

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