Coco Before Chanel (2009)
Rating: 6.9/10
Duration: 110 min
Director(s): Anne Fontaine,
Description:
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.
Cast
- Audrey Tautou as Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel
- Yan Duffas as Maurice de Nexon
- Alessandro Nivola as Arthur 'Boy' Capel
- Marie Gillain as Adrienne Chanel
- Vincent Nemeth as Fat Man in the Theater
- Benoît Poelvoorde as Étienne Balsan
- Bruno Abraham-Kremer as Tailor in Deauville
- Emmanuelle Devos as Émilienne d'Alençon
- Roch Leibovici as Jean, Groom
- Pierre Diot as Actor in the Theater
- Jean-Yves Chatelais as Bellowing Director
- Régis Royer as Alec, Jockey
- Étienne Bartholomeus as Balsan Butler
- Fabien Béhar as Shop Boss
- Lisa Cohen as Gabrielle Chanel, 10 Years Old