Coco Before Chanel
2009/04/22 (US) | Drama, History
Before she was France's famous mademoiselle…
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.
Anne Fontaine
Screenplay
Camille Fontaine
Screenplay
Anne Fontaine
Director
Lead Cast
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
Recommendations
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- Haut et Court
- Ciné-@
- France 2 Cinéma
- SCOPE Pictures
Crews
Edmonde Charles-Roux
Novel
Alexandre Desplat
Original Music Composer
Corinne Devaux
Choreographer
Jean-Claude Laureux
Supervising Sound Editor
Nathalie Roubaud
Set Decoration
Olivier Radot
Production Design
Christophe Beaucarne
Director of Photography