Overview
Plot
Years after her father left her at an orphanage, Gabrielle Chanel works in a provincial bar as a seamstress and singer, earning the nickname Coco. A liaison with Baron Balsan opens doors to French society and lets her develop her design talent.
- Directors
- Anne Fontaine
- Cast
- Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain, Emmanuelle Devos, Régis Royer, Étienne Bartholomeus, Yan Duffas, Fabien Béhar, Roch Leibovici, Jean-Yves Chatelais, Pierre Diot, Vincent Nemeth, Bruno Abraham-Kremer, Lisa Cohen, Inès Bessalem, Marie-Bénédicte Roy, Émilie Gavois-Kahn, Fanny Deblock, Claude Brécourt
- Country
- Belgium, France
- Genre
- Drama, History
- Release date
- 2009-04-22
- Studios
- Haut et Court, Ciné-@, France 2 Cinéma, SCOPE Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment France
Plot
Warning: spoilers
Coco Before Chanel Plot and Cast
Gabrielle Chanel, abandoned by her father at an orphanage, later works in a provincial bar, sewing for performers and singing nightly with her sister—the song gives her the nickname Coco. Her relationship with Baron Balsan provides an entry into French society and the opportunity to cultivate her gift for design.
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