

Coco Before Chanel (2009)
- PG-13
- 09/25/2009 (US)
- Drama, History
- 1h 50m
Before she was France's famous mademoiselle…
Overview
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.
Edmonde Charles-Roux
NovelAnne Fontaine
Screenplay, DirectorCamille Fontaine
ScreenplayCast

Audrey Tautou
Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel
Benoît Poelvoorde
Etienne Balsan
Alessandro Nivola
Arthur 'Boy' Capel
Marie Gillain
Adrienne Chanel
Emmanuelle Devos
Emilienne d'Alençon
Régis Royer
Alec, Jockey
Étienne Bartholomeus
Balsan Butler