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Coco Before Chanel( 2009)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Audrey Tautou

      Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel

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      Benoît Poelvoorde

      Etienne Balsan

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      Alessandro Nivola

      Arthur 'Boy' Capel

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      Marie Gillain

      Adrienne Chanel

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      Emmanuelle Devos

      Emilienne d'Alençon

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      Régis Royer

      Alec, Jockey

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      Étienne Bartholomeus

      Balsan Butler

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      Yan Duffas

      Maurice de Nexon

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      Fabien Béhar

      Shop Boss

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      Roch Leibovici

      Jean, Groom

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      Jean-Yves Chatelais

      Bellowing Director

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      Pierre Diot

      Actor in the Theater

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      Vincent Nemeth

      Fat Man in the Theater

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      Bruno Abraham-Kremer

      Tailor in Deauville

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      Lisa Cohen

      Gabrielle Chanel, 10 Years Old

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      Inès Bessalem

      Adrienne Chanel, 10 Years Old

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      Marie-Bénédicte Roy

      Shop Client

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      Émilie Gavois-Kahn

      Replacement Seamstress

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      Fanny Deblock

      Balsan Prostitute

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      Claude Brécourt

      Director Alcazar

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      Karina Marimon

      Girl at Picnic

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      Bruno Paviot

      Guest Balsan

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      Franck Monsigny

      Guest Balsan

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      Marie Parouty

      Sophie, Friend of Emilienne

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      Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc

      Raymond

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      Marie-Josée Hubert

      Cooker

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      Patrick Laviosa

      Pianist Bellowing at Balsan

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      Kim Schwarck

      Girl in Coco's Lodge

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      Marthe Drouin

      Bellowing Singer (uncredited)

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      Frantz Herman

      Guest Balsan (uncredited)

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      Emma Jouannet

      Young Walker Deauville (uncredited)

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      Berenice Sand

      Walker Deauville (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Apr 10 2024
    Audrey Tautou is actually quite impressive here as the legendary French designer, but the rest of this rather blandly photographed melodrama is really more about her love life than her career. She's born Gabrielle and having left the orphanage in which she was abandoned with sister Adrienne (Marie Gillain), takes a job as a seamstress and supplements that with some cabaret work. Clearly she has skill - at both, but it's her charms at the latter that interest the wealthy Baron Balsan (Benoît Poelvoorde). His name and association opens many doors for this aspiring woman but she tends to look upon...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • based on true story
    • fashion designer
    • wealth
    • period drama
    • social status
    • woman director
    • 1900s
    • belle epoque
    • 1890s