Coco Before Chanel
22/04/2009
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.
Movie Information
Audrey Tautou
as Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel
Benoît Poelvoorde
as Etienne Balsan
Alessandro Nivola
as Arthur 'Boy' Capel
Marie Gillain
as Adrienne Chanel
Emmanuelle Devos
as Emilienne d'Alençon
Régis Royer
as Alec, Jockey
Étienne Bartholomeus
as Balsan Butler
Yan Duffas
as Maurice de Nexon
Fabien Béhar
as Shop Boss
Roch Leibovici
as Jean, Groom
Jean-Yves Chatelais
as Bellowing Director
Pierre Diot
as Actor in the Theater
Vincent Nemeth
as Fat Man in the Theater
Bruno Abraham-Kremer
as Tailor in Deauville
Lisa Cohen
as Gabrielle Chanel, 10 Years Old
Inès Bessalem
as Adrienne Chanel, 10 Years Old
Marie-Bénédicte Roy
as Shop Client
Émilie Gavois-Kahn
as Replacement Seamstress
Fanny Deblock
as Balsan Prostitute
Claude Brécourt
as Director Alcazar
Karina Marimon
as Girl at Picnic
Bruno Paviot
as Guest Balsan
Franck Monsigny
as Guest Balsan
Marie Parouty
as Sophie, Friend of Emilienne
Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc
as Raymond
Marie-Josée Hubert
as Cooker
Patrick Laviosa
as Pianist Bellowing at Balsan
Kim Schwarck
as Girl in Coco's Lodge
Marthe Drouin
as Bellowing Singer (uncredited)
Frantz Herman
as Guest Balsan (uncredited)
Emma Jouannet
as Young Walker Deauville (uncredited)
Berenice Sand
as Walker Deauville (uncredited)
