Chanel Solitaire

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Chanel Solitaire is a 1981 British-French-American historical drama film directed by George Kaczender and starring Marie-France Pisier, Timothy Dalton, Rutger Hauer, Brigitte Fossey, Karen Black, Lambert Wilson. The film's subject was Coco Chanel.^[1] Its budget was around £7 million.^[2] The film was based on the novel of the same title by Claude Delay.^[3] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios and location shooting in Deauville and Le Meux. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Saulnier.

Cast

• Marie-France Pisier as Coco Chanel
• Timothy Dalton as Boy Capel
• Rutger Hauer as Étienne Balsan
• Karen Black as Émilienne d'Alençon
• Brigitte Fossey as Adrienne
• Leila Fréchet as Young Coco Chanel
• Philippe Nicaud as Gabrielle's Father
• Alexandra Stewart as Nathalie
• Catherine Allégret as Gabrielle's Friend
• Hélène Vallier as Aunt Louise
• Jean-Marie Proslier as Poiret
• Nicole Maurey as Grande Dame
• Humbert Balsanas Robert
• Catherine Alcover as Lady
• Albert Augier as Headwaiter
• Corine Blue as Young Woman
• Lyne Chardonnet as Young Nun
• Yvonne Dany as Woman I
• Isabelle Duby as Leon's Girlfriend
• Huguette Faget as Woman II
• Louise Vincent as Matron
• David Gabison as Priest
• Louba Guertchikoff as Woman III
• Philippe Mareuil as Supervisor
• Jean-Gabriel Nordmann as Boy's Secretary
• Lionel Rocheman as Tailor
• Violetta Sanchez as Blandine
• Jimmy Shuman as Voice at La Rotonde
• Jean Valmont as Fat Man
• Sylvia Zerbib as Young Maid

References

Bibliography

• Brown, Tom & Vidal, Belén. The Biopic in Contemporary Film Culture. Routledge, 2013.
• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

• Chanel Solitaire at IMDb