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. Its budget was around £7 million. The film was based on the novel of the same title by Claude Delay. 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.