Coco Before Chanel
Coco avant Chanel
Release: 2009-04-22
·Runtime: 110m
·★ 6.9
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. A liaison with Baron Balsan gives her an entree into French society and a chance to develop her gift for designing.
Production Countries
Belgium
France
Production Companies
Haut et Court
Ciné-@
France 2 Cinéma
SCOPE Pictures
Warner Bros. Entertainment France
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Marie Parouty
as Sophie, Friend of Emilienne
Emma Jouannet
as Young Walker Deauville (uncredited)
Benoît Poelvoorde
as Étienne Balsan
Alessandro Nivola
as Arthur 'Boy' Capel
Inès Bessalem
as Adrienne Chanel, 10 Years Old
Frantz Herman
as Guest Balsan (uncredited)
Bruno Abraham-Kremer
as Tailor in Deauville
Émilie Gavois-Kahn
as Replacement Seamstress
Claude Brécourt
as Director Alcazar
Marie Gillain
as Adrienne Chanel
Vincent Nemeth
as Fat Man in the Theater
Emmanuelle Devos
as Émilienne d'Alençon
Bruno Paviot
as Guest Balsan
Fabien Béhar
as Shop Boss
Marie-Bénédicte Roy
as Shop Client
Régis Royer
as Alec, Jockey
Étienne Bartholomeus
as Balsan Butler
Franck Monsigny
as Guest Balsan
Kim Schwarck
as Girl in Coco's Lodge
Marthe Drouin
as Bellowing Singer (uncredited)
Audrey Tautou
as Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel
Jean-Yves Chatelais
as Bellowing Director
Patrick Laviosa
as Pianist Bellowing at Balsan
Berenice Sand
as Walker Deauville (uncredited)
Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc
as Raymond
Yan Duffas
as Maurice de Nexon
Roch Leibovici
as Jean, Groom
Pierre Diot
as Actor in the Theater
Fanny Deblock
as Balsan Prostitute
Karina Marimon
as Girl at Picnic
Crew
Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen
Makeup Designer
Corinne Devaux
Choreographer
Luc Barnier
Editor
Antonia Dauphin
Casting
Edmonde Charles-Roux
Novel
Christophe Beaucarne
Director of Photography
Caroline Benjo
Producer
Anne Fontaine
Screenplay, Director
Carole Scotta
Producer
Philippe Carcassonne
Producer
Catherine Leterrier
Costume Design
Camille Fontaine
Screenplay
Alexandre Desplat
Original Music Composer
Olivier Radot
Production Design
Simon Arnal
Producer