

Coco Before Chanel
"Before she was France's famous mademoiselle…"
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.
Movie Details
Languages
French
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Studio
Haut et Court
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Key Crew

Anne Fontaine
Director

Anne Fontaine
Screenplay

Camille Fontaine
Screenplay

Simon Arnal
Producer

Caroline Benjo
Producer

Philippe Carcassonne
Producer

Carole Scotta
Producer
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
Alec, Jockey

Étienne Bartholomeus
Balsan Butler

Yan Duffas
Maurice de Nexon

Fabien Béhar
Shop Boss

Roch Leibovici
Jean, Groom

Jean-Yves Chatelais
Bellowing Director

Pierre Diot
Actor in the Theater

Vincent Nemeth
Fat Man in the Theater

Bruno Abraham-Kremer
Tailor in Deauville
Lisa Cohen
Gabrielle Chanel, 10 Years Old

Inès Bessalem
Adrienne Chanel, 10 Years Old

Marie-Bénédicte Roy
Shop Client

Émilie Gavois-Kahn
Replacement Seamstress

Fanny Deblock
Balsan Prostitute

Claude Brécourt
Director Alcazar