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A bored couple takes in a young man who turns their lives inside out.


“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.

Audrey Tautou
Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel

Benoît Poelvoorde
Étienne Balsan

Alessandro Nivola
Arthur 'Boy' Capel

Marie Gillain
Adrienne Chanel

Emmanuelle Devos
Émilienne d'Alençon

Régis Royer
Alec, Jockey

Étienne Bartholomeus
Balsan Butler

Yan Duffas
Maurice de Nexon

Fabien Béhar
Shop Boss

Roch Leibovici
Jean, Groom
Coco Before Chanel is a drama, history film released in 2009 exploring themes of based on novel or book, based on true story, fashion designer, wealth, period drama, social status. Directed by Anne Fontaine, it stars Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola. 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.
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