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Coco Before Chanel

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.

2009 |1h 50m |  Drama, History

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Cast

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Audrey Tautou

Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel

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Benoît Poelvoorde

Etienne Balsan

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Alessandro Nivola

Arthur 'Boy' Capel

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Marie Gillain

Adrienne Chanel

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Emmanuelle Devos

Emilienne d'Alençon

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Régis Royer

Alec, Jockey

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Étienne Bartholomeus

Balsan Butler

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Yan Duffas

Maurice de Nexon

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Fabien Béhar

Shop Boss

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Roch Leibovici

Jean, Groom

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Jean-Yves Chatelais

Bellowing Director

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Pierre Diot

Actor in the Theater

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Vincent Nemeth

Fat Man in the Theater

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Bruno Abraham-Kremer

Tailor in Deauville

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Inès Bessalem

Adrienne Chanel, 10 Years Old

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Marie-Bénédicte Roy

Shop Client

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Émilie Gavois-Kahn

Replacement Seamstress

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Fanny Deblock

Balsan Prostitute

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Claude Brécourt

Director Alcazar

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Karina Marimon

Girl at Picnic

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Bruno Paviot

Guest Balsan

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Franck Monsigny

Guest Balsan

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Marie Parouty

Sophie, Friend of Emilienne

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Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc

Raymond

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Patrick Laviosa

Pianist Bellowing at Balsan

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Kim Schwarck

Girl in Coco's Lodge

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Marthe Drouin

Bellowing Singer (uncredited)

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Frantz Herman

Guest Balsan (uncredited)

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Berenice Sand

Walker Deauville (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

French, English

Budget

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