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# Coco Before Chanel (2009): cast and crew

33 cast and 22 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Audrey Tautou](https://film.one/person/audrey-tautou.md) as Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel
- [Benoît Poelvoorde](https://film.one/person/benoit-poelvoorde.md) as Étienne Balsan
- [Alessandro Nivola](https://film.one/person/alessandro-nivola.md) as Arthur 'Boy' Capel
- [Marie Gillain](https://film.one/person/marie-gillain.md) as Adrienne Chanel
- [Emmanuelle Devos](https://film.one/person/emmanuelle-devos.md) as Émilienne d'Alençon
- [Régis Royer](https://film.one/person/regis-royer.md) as Alec, Jockey
- [Étienne Bartholomeus](https://film.one/person/etienne-bartholomeus.md) as Balsan Butler
- [Yan Duffas](https://film.one/person/yan-duffas.md) as Maurice de Nexon
- [Fabien Béhar](https://film.one/person/fabien-behar.md) as Shop Boss
- [Roch Leibovici](https://film.one/person/roch-leibovici.md) as Jean, Groom
- [Jean-Yves Chatelais](https://film.one/person/jean-yves-chatelais.md) as Bellowing Director
- [Pierre Diot](https://film.one/person/pierre-diot.md) as Actor in the Theater
- Vincent Nemeth as Fat Man in the Theater
- Bruno Abraham-Kremer as Tailor in Deauville
- Lisa Cohen as Gabrielle Chanel, 10 Years Old
- Inès Bessalem as Adrienne Chanel, 10 Years Old
- Marie-Bénédicte Roy as Shop Client
- Émilie Gavois-Kahn as Replacement Seamstress
- Fanny Deblock as Balsan Prostitute
- Claude Brécourt as Director Alcazar
- Karina Marimon as Girl at Picnic
- Bruno Paviot as Guest Balsan
- Franck Monsigny as Guest Balsan
- Marie Parouty as Sophie, Friend of Emilienne
- Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc as Raymond
- Marie-Josée Hubert as Cooker
- Patrick Laviosa as Pianist Bellowing at Balsan
- Kim Schwarck as Girl in Coco's Lodge
- Marthe Drouin as Bellowing Singer (uncredited)
- Frantz Herman as Guest Balsan (uncredited)
- Emma Jouannet as Young Walker Deauville (uncredited)
- Berenice Sand as Walker Deauville (uncredited)
- Grégory Ragot as Le père de Coco enfant

## Directing

- [Anne Fontaine](https://film.one/person/anne-fontaine.md): Director

## Writing

- Edmonde Charles-Roux: Novel
- [Anne Fontaine](https://film.one/person/anne-fontaine.md): Screenplay
- [Camille Fontaine](https://film.one/person/camille-fontaine.md): Screenplay

## Production

- [Simon Arnal](https://film.one/person/simon-arnal.md): Producer
- [Caroline Benjo](https://film.one/person/caroline-benjo.md): Producer
- [Philippe Carcassonne](https://film.one/person/philippe-carcassonne.md): Producer
- Carole Scotta: Producer
- Pascale Béraud: Casting
- Antonia Dauphin: Casting
- Kathleen Katz: Casting

## Camera

- [Christophe Beaucarne](https://film.one/person/christophe-beaucarne.md): Director of Photography

## Editing

- [Luc Barnier](https://film.one/person/luc-barnier.md): Editor

## Sound and music

- [Alexandre Desplat](https://film.one/person/alexandre-desplat.md): Original Music Composer
- Jean-Claude Laureux: Supervising Sound Editor

## Art

- [Olivier Radot](https://film.one/person/olivier-radot.md): Production Design
- Nathalie Roubaud: Set Decoration
- Charlotte Bayle: Title Designer

## Costume and make-up

- [Catherine Leterrier](https://film.one/person/catherine-leterrier.md): Costume Design
- Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen: Makeup Designer
- Jane Milon: Key Hair Stylist

## Crew

- Corinne Devaux: Choreographer

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