Coco Before Chanel (2009)
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:
Anne Fontaine, Camille Fontaine.
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Audrey Tautou as Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel |
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Benoît Poelvoorde as Étienne Balsan |
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Alessandro Nivola as Arthur 'Boy' Capel |
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Marie Gillain as Adrienne Chanel |
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Emmanuelle Devos as Émilienne d'Alençon |
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Régis Royer as Alec, Jockey |
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Étienne Bartholomeus as Balsan Butler |
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Yan Duffas as Maurice de Nexon |
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Fabien Béhar as Shop Boss |
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Roch Leibovici as Jean, Groom |
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Jean-Yves Chatelais as Bellowing Director |
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Pierre Diot as Actor in the Theater |
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Vincent Nemeth as Fat Man in the Theater |
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Bruno Abraham-Kremer as Tailor in Deauville |
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Lisa Cohen as Gabrielle Chanel, 10 Years Old |
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Inès Bessalem as Adrienne Chanel, 10 Years Old |
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Marie-Bénédicte Roy as Shop Client |
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Émilie Gavois-Kahn as Replacement Seamstress |
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Fanny Deblock as Balsan Prostitute |
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Claude Brécourt as Director Alcazar |
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Karina Marimon as Girl at Picnic |
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Bruno Paviot as Guest Balsan |
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Franck Monsigny as Guest Balsan |
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Marie Parouty as Sophie, Friend of Emilienne |
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Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc as Raymond |
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Marie-Josée Hubert as Cooker |
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Patrick Laviosa as Pianist Bellowing at Balsan |
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Kim Schwarck as Girl in Coco's Lodge |
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Marthe Drouin as Bellowing Singer (uncredited) |
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Frantz Herman as Guest Balsan (uncredited) |
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Emma Jouannet as Young Walker Deauville (uncredited) |
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Berenice Sand as Walker Deauville (uncredited) |
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Grégory Ragot as Le père de Coco enfant |
| Writing | Edmonde Charles-Roux | Novel |
| Sound | Alexandre Desplat | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Olivier Radot | Production Design |
| Sound | Jean-Claude Laureux | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | Nathalie Roubaud | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Corinne Devaux | Choreographer |
| Directing | Anne Fontaine | Director |
| Writing | Anne Fontaine | Screenplay |
| Writing | Camille Fontaine | Screenplay |
| Camera | Christophe Beaucarne | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Luc Barnier | Editor |
| Production | Simon Arnal | Producer |
| Production | Caroline Benjo | Producer |
| Production | Philippe Carcassonne | Producer |
| Production | Carole Scotta | Producer |
| Production | Pascale Béraud | Casting |
| Production | Antonia Dauphin | Casting |
| Production | Kathleen Katz | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Leterrier | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jane Milon | Key Hair Stylist |
| Art | Charlotte Bayle | Title Designer |
