Coco Before Chanel

Coco Before Chanel (2009)

1231 July 2009 (IE)Drama, History1 hour and 50 minutes
69%
User score

Before she was France's famous mademoiselle…

Description

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.

Edmonde Charles-Roux
Novel
Anne Fontaine
Director, Screenplay
Camille Fontaine
Screenplay

Actors

Audrey Tautou
Audrey Tautou
Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel
Benoît Poelvoorde
Benoît Poelvoorde
Etienne Balsan
Alessandro Nivola
Alessandro Nivola
Arthur 'Boy' Capel
Marie Gillain
Marie Gillain
Adrienne Chanel
Emmanuelle Devos
Emmanuelle Devos
Emilienne 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
Lisa Cohen
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
Status

Released

Original language

French

Budget

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Revenue

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Keywords
based on novel or bookbased on true storyfashion designerwealthperiod dramasocial statuswoman director1900sbelle epoque1890s