Coco Before Chanel

(PG-13)

Young Coco Chanel (Audrey Tautou) works as a seamstress by day and a cabaret entertainer by night, then she meets a wealthy heir (Benoît Poelvoorde) and becomes his lover and fashion consultant. Tired of the flowery hats, tight corsets and yards of lace that define women's fashion, Coco uses her lover's clothing as a starting point to distill an elegant and sophisticated line of women's clothing that propels her to the top of Parisian haute couture.

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Movie Details

Cast:

Audrey Tautou - Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel
Benoît Poelvoorde - Étienne Balsan
Alessandro Nivola - Arthur 'Boy' Capel
Marie Gillain - Adrienne Chanel
Emmanuelle Devos - Emilienne d'Alençon
Régis Royer - Alec
Etienne Bartholomeus - Maître d'hôtel Balsan
Yan Duffas - Maurice de Nexon
Fabien Béhar - Patron boutique
Roch Leibovici - Jean
Jean-Yves Chatelais
Pierre Diot
Vincent Nemeth
Bruno Abraham-Kremer
Marie-Bénédicte Roy
Émilie Gavois-Kahn

Crew:

Anne Fontaine - Director
Anne Fontaine - Screenwriter
Camille Fontaine - Screenwriter
Caroline Benjo - Producer
Philippe Carcassonne - Producer
Carole Scotta - Producer
Simon Arnal - Producer
Alexandre Desplat - Original Music
Christophe Beaucarne - Cinematographer
Luc Barnier - Film Editor
Olivier Radot - Production Design
Catherine Leterrier - Costume Designer
Brigitte Moidon - Casting

Release Date:

11/6/2009

Genre:

Biography, Docudrama

Minutes:

105

Parental rating:

PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned SMOKING, SEXUAL CONTENT

Language:

French, English

Color Code:

Color

Distributor:

Sony Pictures Classics