
What kind of film is “Coco before Chanel”?
Genre - Biographical drama
Plot /Synopsis -The story of Coco Chanel's rise from obscure beginnings to the heights of the fashion world. 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 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 increasingly popular hats. When she falls in love with English businessman Arthur Capel further opportunities open up, though life becomes ever more complicated.
Actors- Audrey Tautou, Benoit Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillian, Emmanuelle Devos, Regis Royer, Etienne Bartholomeus, Yan Duffas, Fabien Behar, Roch Leibovici, Jean-Yves Chatelais, Pierre Diot, Vincent Nemeth, Bruno Abraham-Kremer, Lisa Cohen, Ines Bessalem, Marie-Benedicte Roy, Emilie Gavois-Kahn, Fanny Deblock, Claude Brecourt, Karina Marimon, Bruno Paviot, Franck Monsigny, Marie Parouty, Jean-Chretien Sibertin-Blanc, Marie-Josee Hubert, Patrick Laviosa & Kim Schwarck.
Who made “Coco before Chanel”?
Writers- Anne Fontaine & Camille Fontaine.
Director- Anne Fontaine.
Editors- Charlotte Lamy Le Loet, Natacha Louis, Maud Morot, Fabien Napoli & Nelly Ollivault.
Producers- Caroline Benjo, Philippe Carcassonne & Carole Scotta.
Production Companies- Haut et Court, Cine@, Warner Bros., France 2 Cinema, Canal+, CineCinema, France 2, Films Distribution, Cofinova 5, Banque Populaire Images 9 & Scope Pictures.
Distribution- Warner Bros., Warner Home Video, Festive Films, Golden Village Pictures, Optimum Releasing, RCV Film Distribution, Sony Pictures Classics, Svensk Filmindustri, Audiovisual, CN Entertainment, E1 Entertainment Benelux, FS Film Oy, IPA Asia Pacific, Luxor Entertainment & SPI International.
Budget- €19,430,000 (Estimation)