Coco Before Chanel

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.

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  Audrey Tautou

  Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel
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  Benoît Poelvoorde

  Étienne Balsan
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  Alessandro Nivola

  Arthur 'Boy' Capel
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  Marie Gillain

  Adrienne Chanel
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  Emmanuelle Devos

  Émilienne d'Alençon
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  Régis Royer

  Alec, Jockey
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  Étienne Bartholomeus

  Balsan Butler
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  Yan Duffas

  Maurice de Nexon
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  Fabien Béhar

  Shop Boss
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  Roch Leibovici

  Jean, Groom