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.

Chanel Solitaire
French poster
Directed byGeorge Kaczender
Written byJulian More
Based onChanel Solitaire by Claude Delay
Produced byÉric Rochat
Larry G. Spangler
StarringMarie-France Pisier
Timothy Dalton
Rutger Hauer
Karen Black
CinematographyRicardo Aronovich
Edited byGeorges Klotz
Music byJean Musy
Production
companies
Eurocitel
Larry Spangler Productions
Gardenia Films
Distributed bySunset Distribution
United Film Distribution Company
Release dates
  • 16 October 1981 (1981-10-16) (New York)
  • 12 October 1983 (1983-10-12) (France)
Running time
120 minutes
CountriesFrance
United Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish

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References

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  1. ^ Brown & Vidal p.177
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Goble p.137

Bibliography

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  • 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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