Coco Before Chanel
2009 · 110 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 42,857 VOTES · DIR. Anne Fontaine
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,229 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:48 COCO BEFORE CHANEL
00:06:30 It's too prim. I prefer Coco.
00:09:46 So, what must I do?
00:12:26 You'd grab their attention.
00:14:51 No, why?
00:17:37 One look and you'll be sold
00:24:28 Gabrielle Balsan.
00:27:44 Yes, miss.
00:31:39 This is wonderful. We're neighbors.
00:35:42 And like all short men...
00:38:24 BALSAN: Leave some slack. Left, right.
00:41:30 She's accepted your invitation.
00:46:19 Her look is rather pleasant.
00:48:56 I don't want to.
00:52:20 ...as you say in France.
00:56:31 [PEOPLE CHATTERING AND LAUGHING]
01:02:51 You're an anarchist.
01:08:31 How was Deauville?
01:11:26 He's a self-made man.
01:14:47 Open up.
01:19:43 Are you shocked?
01:25:35 Finish up.
01:30:18 Jersey.
01:41:37 ...a day she never liked.
Cast & Characters
Audrey Tautou
Gabrielle Chanel
Benoît Poelvoorde
Étienne Balsan
Alessandro Nivola
Boy Capel
Marie Gillain
Adrienne Chanel
Emmanuelle Devos
Emilienne d'Alençon
Régis Royer
Alec, le jockey
Etienne Bartholomeus
Maître d'hôtel Balsan
Yan Duffas
Maurice de Nexon
Fabien Béhar
Patron boutique
Roch Leibovici
Jean, le palefrenier
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,229
Dialogue density11.2 lines / min
First line00:00:48
Final line01:41:37
Production Record
DirectorAnne Fontaine
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes42,857