Coco Before Chanel (2009)

6.9/10 • 110 min • Drama History

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.

Cast

Audrey Tautou

Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel

Benoît Poelvoorde

Étienne Balsan

Alessandro Nivola

Arthur 'Boy' Capel

Marie Gillain

Adrienne Chanel

Emmanuelle Devos

Émilienne d'Alençon

Régis Royer

Étienne Bartholomeus

Yan Duffas

Maurice de Nexon

Fabien Béhar

Roch Leibovici

Jean-Yves Chatelais

Bellowing Director

Pierre Diot

Actor in the Theater

Vincent Nemeth

Fat Man in the Theater

Bruno Abraham-Kremer

Tailor in Deauville

Inès Bessalem

Adrienne Chanel, 10 Years Old

Marie-Bénédicte Roy

Émilie Gavois-Kahn

Replacement Seamstress

Fanny Deblock

Balsan Prostitute

Claude Brécourt

Director Alcazar

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