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Coco Before Chanel (2009)

Before she was France's famous mademoiselle…

Genre : Drama, History

Runtime : 1H 50M

Director : Anne Fontaine
Writer : Anne Fontaine, Camille Fontaine

Synopsis

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.

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
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)

Crews

Anne Fontaine
Anne Fontaine
Director
Anne Fontaine
Anne Fontaine
Screenplay
Camille Fontaine
Camille Fontaine
Screenplay
Christophe Beaucarne
Christophe Beaucarne
Director of Photography
Luc Barnier
Luc Barnier
Editor
Simon Arnal
Simon Arnal
Producer
Caroline Benjo
Caroline Benjo
Producer
Philippe Carcassonne
Philippe Carcassonne
Producer
Carole Scotta
Carole Scotta
Producer
Catherine Leterrier
Catherine Leterrier
Costume Design
Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen
Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen
Makeup Designer
Jane Milon
Jane Milon
Key Hair Stylist
Edmonde Charles-Roux
Edmonde Charles-Roux
Novel
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat
Original Music Composer
Olivier Radot
Olivier Radot
Production Design
Jean-Claude Laureux
Jean-Claude Laureux
Supervising Sound Editor
Nathalie Roubaud
Nathalie Roubaud
Set Decoration
Corinne Devaux
Corinne Devaux
Choreographer
Pascale Béraud
Pascale Béraud
Casting
Antonia Dauphin
Antonia Dauphin
Casting
Kathleen Katz
Kathleen Katz
Casting

Trailers and other movies

Coco Before Chanel  | Official Trailer (2009)

Posters and backgrounds

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