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Coco Before Chanel
Coco Before Chanel

Coco Before Chanel

Before she was France's famous mademoiselle…

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

6.865/10

Release Date

22 April 2009

Country

Belgium

Cast

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

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

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

Marie-Josée Hubert

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)

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