Coco Before Chanel
Before she was France's famous mademoiselle…
6.9(1,041) 2009-04-22 110 minDramaHistory
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.
Original Music ComposerAlexandre Desplat
ScreenplayAnne Fontaine
ProducerSimon Arnal
ScreenplayCamille Fontaine
DirectorAnne Fontaine
ProducerCarole Scotta
ProducerCaroline Benjo
ProducerPhilippe Carcassonne
Cast & characters
Audrey Tautou
as Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel
Benoît Poelvoorde
as Étienne Balsan
Alessandro Nivola
as Arthur 'Boy' Capel
Marie Gillain
as Adrienne Chanel
Emmanuelle Devos
as Émilienne d'Alençon
Régis Royer
as Alec, Jockey
Étienne Bartholomeus
as Balsan Butler
Yan Duffas
as Maurice de Nexon
Fabien Béhar
as Shop Boss
Roch Leibovici
as Jean, Groom
Jean-Yves Chatelais
as Bellowing Director
Pierre Diot
as Actor in the Theater
Vincent Nemeth
as Fat Man in the Theater
Bruno Abraham-Kremer
as Tailor in Deauville
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Lisa Cohen
as Gabrielle Chanel, 10 Years Old
Inès Bessalem
as Adrienne Chanel, 10 Years Old
Marie-Bénédicte Roy
as Shop Client
Émilie Gavois-Kahn
as Replacement Seamstress
Fanny Deblock
as Balsan Prostitute
Claude Brécourt
as Director Alcazar
Karina Marimon
as Girl at Picnic
Bruno Paviot
as Guest Balsan
Franck Monsigny
as Guest Balsan
Marie Parouty
as Sophie, Friend of Emilienne
