Coco avant Chanel
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.
Coco Before Chanel (2009) is a drama and history film directed by Anne Fontaine, released on April 22, 2009 with a runtime of 1h 50m. It stars Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola and Marie Gillain. Viewers rate it 6.9 out of 10 across 1,051 ratings.
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Audrey Tautou
as Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel
Benoît Poelvoorde
as Étienne Balsan
Alessandro Nivola
as Arthur 'Boy' Capel
Marie Gillain
as Adrienne Chanel
Emmanuelle Devos
as Émilienne d'Alençon
Régis Royer
as Alec, Jockey
Étienne Bartholomeus
as Balsan Butler
Yan Duffas
as Maurice de Nexon
Fabien Béhar
as Shop Boss
Roch Leibovici
as Jean, Groom
Jean-Yves Chatelais
as Bellowing Director
Pierre Diot
as Actor in the Theater
Directed by Anne Fontaine, written by Edmonde Charles-Roux, Anne Fontaine and Camille Fontaine, produced by Simon Arnal, Caroline Benjo and Philippe Carcassonne.
Average viewer score of 6.9/10 from 1,051 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on April 10, 2024
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The main cast of Coco Before Chanel (2009) includes Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain and Emmanuelle Devos. The film was directed by Anne Fontaine. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Coco Before Chanel was released on April 22, 2009 and runs for 1h 50m.
Coco Before Chanel (2009) holds an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from 1,051 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and history films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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