Film · Drama, History
Coco Before Chanel (2009)
Before she was France's famous mademoiselle…
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
- Edmonde Charles-Roux, Anne Fontaine, Camille Fontaine
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- Release date
- April 22, 2009
- Original title
- Coco avant Chanel
Cast
Audrey TautouGabrielle 'Coco' Chanel
Benoît PoelvoordeÉtienne Balsan
Alessandro NivolaArthur 'Boy' Capel
Marie GillainAdrienne Chanel
Emmanuelle DevosÉmilienne d'Alençon
Régis RoyerAlec, Jockey
Étienne BartholomeusBalsan Butler
Yan DuffasMaurice de Nexon
Fabien BéharShop Boss
Roch LeiboviciJean, Groom
Jean-Yves ChatelaisBellowing Director
Pierre DiotActor in the Theater
Vincent NemethFat Man in the Theater
Bruno Abraham-KremerTailor in Deauville- Lisa CohenGabrielle Chanel, 10 Years Old
Inès BessalemAdrienne Chanel, 10 Years Old
Marie-Bénédicte RoyShop Client
Émilie Gavois-KahnReplacement Seamstress
Fanny DeblockBalsan Prostitute
Claude BrécourtDirector Alcazar
