Coco Before Chanel
Anne Fontaine2009-04-22
Before she was France's famous mademoiselle…
6.883
110 min
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 Tautou | Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel | Unowned |
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Benoît Poelvoorde | Etienne Balsan | Unowned |
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Alessandro Nivola | Arthur 'Boy' Capel | Unowned |
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Marie Gillain | Adrienne Chanel | Unowned |
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Emmanuelle Devos | Emilienne d'Alençon | Unowned |
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Régis Royer | Alec, Jockey | Unowned |
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Étienne Bartholomeus | Balsan Butler | Unowned |
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Yan Duffas | Maurice de Nexon | Unowned |
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Fabien Béhar | Shop Boss | Unowned |
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Roch Leibovici | Jean, Groom | Unowned |
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Jean-Yves Chatelais | Bellowing Director | Unowned |
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Pierre Diot | Actor in the Theater | Unowned |
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Vincent Nemeth | Fat Man in the Theater | Unowned |
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Bruno Abraham-Kremer | Tailor in Deauville | Unowned |
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Lisa Cohen | Gabrielle Chanel, 10 Years Old | Unowned |
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Inès Bessalem | Adrienne Chanel, 10 Years Old | Unowned |
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Marie-Bénédicte Roy | Shop Client | Unowned |
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Émilie Gavois-Kahn | Replacement Seamstress | Unowned |
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Fanny Deblock | Balsan Prostitute | Unowned |
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Claude Brécourt | Director Alcazar | Unowned |
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Karina Marimon | Girl at Picnic | Unowned |
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Bruno Paviot | Guest Balsan | Unowned |
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Franck Monsigny | Guest Balsan | Unowned |
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Marie Parouty | Sophie, Friend of Emilienne | Unowned |
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Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc | Raymond | Unowned |
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Marie-Josée Hubert | Cooker | Unowned |
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Patrick Laviosa | Pianist Bellowing at Balsan | Unowned |
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Kim Schwarck | Girl in Coco's Lodge | Unowned |
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Marthe Drouin | Bellowing Singer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frantz Herman | Guest Balsan (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Emma Jouannet | Young Walker Deauville (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Berenice Sand | Walker Deauville (uncredited) | Unowned |