Chanel Solitaire
| Chanel Solitaire | |
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| Directed by | George Kaczender |
| Written by | Julian More |
| Based on | Chanel Solitaire by Claude Delay |
| Produced by | Éric Rochat Larry G. Spangler |
| Starring | Marie-France Pisier Timothy Dalton Rutger Hauer Karen Black |
| Cinematography | Ricardo Aronovich |
| Edited by | Georges Klotz |
| Music by | Jean Musy |
Production companies | Eurocitel Larry Spangler Productions Gardenia Films |
| Distributed by | Sunset Distribution United Film Distribution Company |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Countries | France United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ Brown & Vidal p.177
- ^ "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 20.
- ^ Goble p.137
Bibliography
[edit]- 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.
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