Coco Before Chanel

2009

110 min

6.9

Ends at

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.

Budget

$0

Genre

Drama, History

Director

Anne Fontaine

Country

Belgium

Cast & Crew

Audrey Tautou

Benoît Poelvoorde

Alessandro Nivola

Marie Gillain

Emmanuelle Devos

Régis Royer

Étienne Bartholomeus

Yan Duffas

Fabien Béhar

Roch Leibovici

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Coco Before Chanel

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.

  • Audrey Tautou

  • Benoît Poelvoorde

  • Alessandro Nivola

  • Marie Gillain

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