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Film / 2009
Coco Before Chanel
Directed by
Anne Fontaine
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.
The story
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
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
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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
Karina MarimonGirl at Picnic
Bruno PaviotGuest Balsan
Franck MonsignyGuest Balsan
Marie ParoutySophie, Friend of Emilienne
Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-BlancRaymond
Marie-Josée HubertCooker
Patrick LaviosaPianist Bellowing at Balsan
Kim SchwarckGirl in Coco's Lodge
Marthe DrouinBellowing Singer (uncredited)
Frantz HermanGuest Balsan (uncredited)
Emma JouannetYoung Walker Deauville (uncredited)
Berenice SandWalker Deauville (uncredited)
Grégory RagotLe père de Coco enfant
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