Coco Before Chanel (2009)
Before she was France's famous mademoiselle…
2009 · PG-13 · 1h 50m · Drama, History
Genres: Drama, History
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.
Director: Anne Fontaine
Writers: Edmonde Charles-Roux, Anne Fontaine, Camille Fontaine
Music by: Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography: Christophe Beaucarne
Editor: Luc Barnier
Rated 6.9/10 by 1042 viewers
Cast
Audrey Tautou as Gabrielle 'Coco' ChanelBenoît Poelvoorde as Étienne BalsanAlessandro Nivola as Arthur 'Boy' CapelMarie Gillain as Adrienne ChanelEmmanuelle Devos as Émilienne d'AlençonRégis Royer as Alec, JockeyÉtienne Bartholomeus as Balsan ButlerYan Duffas as Maurice de NexonFabien Béhar as Shop BossRoch Leibovici as Jean, GroomJean-Yves Chatelais as Bellowing DirectorPierre Diot as Actor in the TheaterMore like this
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