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69% Critic Match
Coco Before Chanel
“Before she was France's famous mademoiselle…”
6.9 / 10• 2009• 1h 50m•PG-13• French
DramaHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Audrey Tautou
Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Anne Fontaine's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Coco Before Chanel is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
