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Coco Before Chanel
Before she was France's famous mademoiselle…
6.9(1,062)20091h 50m
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.
- Director
- Anne Fontaine
- Writers
- Anne Fontaine,Camille Fontaine
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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

Karina Marimon
Girl at Picnic

Bruno Paviot
Guest Balsan

Franck Monsigny
Guest Balsan

Marie Parouty
Sophie, Friend of Emilienne
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Crew
Directing
- Anne FontaineDirector
Writing
- Edmonde Charles-RouxNovel
- Anne FontaineScreenplay
- Camille FontaineScreenplay
Production
- Caroline BenjoProducer
- Simon ArnalProducer
- Carole ScottaProducer
- Philippe CarcassonneProducer
- Antonia DauphinCasting
- Pascale BéraudCasting
- Kathleen KatzCasting
Camera
- Christophe BeaucarneDirector of Photography
Editing
- Luc BarnierEditor
Sound
- Jean-Claude LaureuxSupervising Sound Editor
- Alexandre DesplatOriginal Music Composer
Art
- Olivier RadotProduction Design
- Nathalie RoubaudSet Decoration
- Charlotte BayleTitle Designer
Costume & Make-Up
- Catherine LeterrierCostume Design
- Jane MilonKey Hair Stylist
- Thi Thanh Tu NguyenMakeup Designer
Crew
- Corinne DevauxChoreographer