Coco Before 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.
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Cast
33 people
Audrey Tautou
Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel
Known for
Amélie
The Da Vinci Code
Benoît Poelvoorde
Étienne Balsan
Known for
Nothing to Declare
Man Bites Dog
Alessandro Nivola
Arthur 'Boy' Capel
Known for
Jurassic Park III
Face/Off
Marie Gillain
Adrienne Chanel
Known for
The Little Prince
Vicky and Her Mystery
Emmanuelle Devos
Émilienne d'Alençon
Known for
Read My Lips
Perfumes
Régis Royer
Alec, Jockey
Known for
Rodin
Étienne Bartholomeus
Balsan Butler
Also in
588 rue Paradis
Yan Duffas
Maurice de Nexon
Known for
Seven Years of Marriage
What a Drag
Fabien Béhar
Shop Boss
Known for
The Butterfly
The Grand Dukes
Roch Leibovici
Jean, Groom
Known for
Frantic
On the Other Side of the Tracks
Jean-Yves Chatelais
Bellowing Director
Known for
Scout Toujours
Call My Agent!
Pierre Diot
Actor in the Theater
Known for
Read My Lips
Penny Pincher!
Anne Fontaine Director · Camille Fontaine Screenplay Edmonde Charles-Roux Author
Worldwide gross $51M · Budget $22M · United States release September 25, 2009
Box office
Budget
$22,200,000
Worldwide gross
$50,800,000
Gross vs. budget
2.3×
Production
Haut et Court
Production
Ciné-@
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
SCOPE Pictures
Production
Warner Bros. Entertainment France
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
Banque Populaire Images 9
Production
CinéCinéma
Production
Cofinova 5
Production
Films Distribution
Production
France 2
Production
The Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal government
Production
SCOPE Invest
Production
Soficapital
Production
Belgium · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Coco avant Chanel
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
France · April 6, 2009
Premiere · Paris
France · April 22, 2009
Theatrical
United States · September 25, 2009
Limited theatrical
United States
November 6, 2009 · Theatrical
Argentina
August 27, 2009 · Theatrical
Australia
June 25, 2009 · Theatrical
Austria
August 13, 2009 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 22, 2009 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 25, 2009 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
October 30, 2009 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
October 2, 2009 · Theatrical
Canada
September 25, 2009 · Theatrical
Colombia
October 9, 2009 · Theatrical
Czechia
June 26, 2009 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 11, 2009 · Theatrical
Egypt
December 16, 2009 · Theatrical
Estonia
January 1, 2010 · Theatrical
Finland
November 6, 2009 · Theatrical
France
October 7, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Germany
August 13, 2009 · Theatrical
August 9, 2010 · TV · Sky Cinema
Greece
April 23, 2010 · Premiere · Festival du Film Francophone
June 3, 2010 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
June 11, 2009 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 25, 2009 · Theatrical
Indonesia
December 7, 2009 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 31, 2009 · Theatrical
Israel
June 11, 2009 · Theatrical
Italy
May 29, 2009 · Theatrical
Japan
September 18, 2009 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
November 6, 2009 · Theatrical
Latvia
May 14, 2010 · Theatrical
Lebanon
September 3, 2009 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 5, 2010 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 9, 2009 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 28, 2009 · Theatrical
November 4, 2009 · Physical · Blu ray
March 24, 2011 · Physical · DVD
December 21, 2011 · TV · Net 5
New Zealand
August 6, 2009 · Theatrical
Norway
August 28, 2009 · Theatrical
Panama
November 6, 2009 · Theatrical
Peru
October 29, 2009 · Theatrical
Philippines
October 17, 2009 · Theatrical
Poland
June 26, 2009 · Theatrical
Portugal
June 25, 2009 · Theatrical
Qatar
October 30, 2009 · Theatrical
Romania
July 17, 2009 · Theatrical
Russia
October 8, 2009 · Theatrical
Singapore
August 27, 2009 · Theatrical
South Africa
August 28, 2009 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 27, 2009 · Theatrical
Spain
June 5, 2009 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 18, 2009 · Theatrical
January 26, 2010 · Physical
Switzerland
April 22, 2009 · Theatrical · French
May 28, 2009 · Theatrical · German
May 29, 2009 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
August 21, 2009 · Theatrical
Türkiye
November 6, 2009 · Theatrical
Ukraine
October 8, 2009 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 31, 2009 · Theatrical
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