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12A
31/07/2009 (GB)
Drama, History
1h 50m
- 69% (968 votes)
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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.
- Anne FontaineDirector, Screenplay
- Camille FontaineScreenplay
Original Title
Coco avant Chanel
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- based on true story
- fashion designer
- wealth
- period drama
- social status
- woman director
- 1900s
- belle epoque
- 1890s
Top Billed 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
Yan Duffas
Maurice de Nexon
Fabien Béhar
Shop Boss
Roch Leibovici
Jean, Groom
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