Coco Before Chanel
Before she was France's famous mademoiselle…
2009-04-22 | 110 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Audrey TautouGabrielle 'Coco' Chanel
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Benoît PoelvoordeEtienne Balsan
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Alessandro NivolaArthur "Boy" Capel
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Marie GillainAdrienne Chanel
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Emmanuelle DevosEmilienne d'Alençon
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Régis RoyerAlec, jockey
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Étienne BartholomeusBalsan butler
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Yan DuffasMaurice de Nexon
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Fabien BéharShop boss
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Roch LeiboviciJean, groom
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Jean-Yves ChatelaisBellowing director
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Pierre DiotActor in the theater
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Vincent NemethFat man in the theater
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Bruno Abraham-KremerTailor in Deauville
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Inès BessalemAdrienne Chanel, 10 years old
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Marie-Bénédicte RoyShop client
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Émilie Gavois-KahnReplacement seamstress
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Fanny DeblockBalsan prostitute
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Claude BrécourtDirector Alcazar
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