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Chanel Solitaire
''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.Goble p.137 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 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Kaczender
George Kaczender (19 April 1933 – 24 August 2016) was a Hungarian-born Canadian film director. He directed 26 films between 1963 and 2001. Biography Kaczender left Hungary in 1956 as a political refugee after studying film and working as an assistant director at the Pannonia Film Studios in Budapest. Before coming to Los Angeles in the early 80s he worked at the National Film Board of Canada in Montreal from 1956 to 1969 where he wrote and directed award-winning documentaries and short dramatic features. In 1968 he wrote and directed the award-winning feature film, ''Don't Let the Angels Fall'', starring Arthur Hill, that became the first Canadian feature film invited to the main competition at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival. In 1970 he left the Film Board to work in London with the producer, Oscar Lewenstein. The same year he became one of the founding partners of International Cinemedia Center in Montreal. In the 1970s he directed numerous award-winning educational film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coco Chanel
Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel ( , ; 19 August 1883 – 10 January 1971) was a French fashion designer and businesswoman. The founder and namesake of the Chanel brand, she was credited in the post-World War I era with popularizing a sporty, casual chic as the feminine standard of style. This replaced the " corseted silhouette" that was dominant beforehand with a style that was simpler, far less time consuming to put on and remove, more comfortable, and less expensive, all without sacrificing elegance. She is the only fashion designer listed on ''Time'' magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. A prolific fashion creator, Chanel extended her influence beyond couture clothing, realizing her aesthetic design in jewellery, handbags, and fragrance. Her signature scent, Chanel No. 5, has become an iconic product, and Chanel herself designed her famed interlocked-CC monogram, which has been in use since the 1920s. Her couture house closed in 1939, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Allégret
Catherine Allégret (born 16 April 1946) is a French actress. She is the daughter of Simone Signoret and Yves Allégret.Becker, Frawley (2004) ''And the Stars Spoke Back: A Dialogue Coach Remembers Hollywood Players of the Sixties in Paris'', Scarecrow Press, , p. 105 In 2007, she portrayed Édith Piaf's grandmother Louise Gassion in Olivier Dahan's biopic ''La Vie En Rose'' (''La Môme'' in French). Personal life Allégret has been married twice. Her first marriage was to Jean-Pierre Castaldi, with whom she has a son, Benjamin Castaldi. Her second husband is Maurice Vaudaux, with whom she has a daughter, Clémentine. In 2004, Allégret published a memoir titled ''World Upside Down'' (''Un monde à l'envers'') in which she wrote that she was sexually abused by her stepfather Yves Montand for many years from the age of 5. Selected filmography * ''Lady L'' (1965) * ''The Sleeping Car Murders'' (1965) * '' An Ace and Four Queens'' (1966) * ''Time to Live'' (1969) * ''Elise, or R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Stewart
Alexandra Stewart (born June 10, 1939) is a Canadian actress. Biography Born in Montreal, Quebec, Stewart left for Paris, France, in 1958, to study art. Within a year, she made her film debut in '' Les Motards'', and has since then enjoyed a steady career in both French- and English-language films. Besides her cinema career, Stewart regularly appeared on television in shows such as '' Les Jeux de 20 heures'' and '' L'Académie des neuf''. She has also appeared in the 1981 cartoon ''Space Stars'' and had cameos in '' Highlander: The Series'', ''The Saint'' and ''Danger Man'' (TV Series) . Notably, she is also the English-language narrator of Chris Marker's 1983 documentary, ''Sans Soleil''. She was part of the jury of the 2004 Chicago International Film Festival. Personal life Stewart had a daughter, Justine, with the French director Louis Malle. Selected filmography *1956: ''Women's Club'' (by Ralph Habib) (uncredited) *1959: '' Les Motards'' (by Jean Laviron) as La speakeri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Nicaud
Philippe Nicaud (27 June 1926 – 19 April 2009) was a French actor and singer, was married to Christine Carère from 1957 till her death in 2008. Nicaud appeared in the episode "Jet Trail" of the 1966 American television espionage drama series ''Blue Light''. Partial filmography * '' Monelle'' (1948) - Jules * ''To the Eyes of Memory'' (1948) - Un élève du cours Simon (uncredited) * ''Maya'' (1949) - Albert * '' Miquette'' (1950) - Robert de Flers * ''Three Sinners'' (1950) - José Annequin * ''Ballerina'' (1950) - Loulou * ''Les amants de Bras-Mort'' (1951) - Robert Girard * ''Adieu Paris'' (1952) - Mario * ''Operation Magali'' (1953) - Le guitariste * ''Fantaisie d'un jour'' (1955) - François Chaplar * ''Spring, Autumn and Love'' (1955) - Jean Balestra * ''The Maiden'' (1955) - Philippe-Gérard Maurisset * ''Ce soir les jupons volent'' (1956) - Bernard le costumier sans compagnie * ''Printemps à Paris'' (1957) - Pierre * ''Miss Catastrophe'' (1957) - Le milliardaire Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leila Fréchet
Leila may refer to: *Leila (name), a female given name, including a list of people with the name and its variants Film and television * ''Leila'' (1997 film), an Iranian film * ''Leïla'' (2001 film), a Danish film * ''Leila'' (TV series), a Netflix series Music *Leila (music producer) or Leila Arab, Iranian musician now living in the United Kingdom * "Leila" (song), a 1981 song by ZZ Top from ''El Loco'' *"Leïla", a 1994 song by Lara Fabian from ''Carpe Diem'' Other uses * ''Leila'' (novel), a 2017 novel *Leila, Estonia, a village in Kullamaa Parish, Lääne County, Estonia See also *Laila (other) *Layla (other) *Leela (other) *Lejla (other) * Lelia (other) *Lela (other) *Leľa, a municipality in Slovakia *Lila (other) Lila or LILA may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Lila'' (album), debut album by American country music singer Lila McCann * ''Lila'' (movie), a 1968 sexploitation film * The Meaning of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Émilienne D'Alençon
Émilienne d'Alençon (17 July 1870 – 14 February 1945) was a French dancer, actress, and courtesan. Biography Born in Paris, d'Alençon made her début at the Cirque d'été in 1889 before appearing at the Casino de Paris, Menus-Plaisirs, Folies Bergère, Paris Scala and the Théâtre des Variétés. Among her earlier shows were ''Paris Boulevards'', ''Vénus d'Arles'' and ''Que d'eau Que d'eau''. She appeared in ''La Belle et la Bête'' at the Folies Bergères and she danced in the ballet ''The Red Slippers'' in London. She also performed as a dancer at the Paris Olympia in ''Faust'' and ''Grand Ballet Féerie''. In 1892, she came on stage as a snake dancer. Renowned as a courtesan, she was involved in a number of affairs including one with the industrialist Étienne Balsan. In 1895, she married the jockey Percy Woodland. Émilienne d'Alençon left the stage in 1906 and invested in horse racing. After losing her fortune on drugs and gambling in 1931, she was forced to se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Étienne Balsan
Étienne Balsan (February 11, 1878 – 1953) was born in Paris, France, as Fulcran Étienne Balsan. Life A French socialite and heir, he was born into the family of wealthy industrialists from Châteauroux (Indre) who created Balsan (Company) and provided the French Army, army with uniforms and originated the famous cloth known as "blue horizon." Balsan is best known in the present day as having kept Coco Chanel as his mistress. Among his other lovers was famed French actress and courtesan Émilienne d'Alençon. While the Balsan family was a part of the upper class circle, Étienne (and his brother Jacques Balsan) were neither landed gentry nor titled aristocrat.http://womenineuropeanhistory.org/index.php?title=Consuelo_Vanderbilt_Balsan An officer in the cavalry, he renounced his career, to breed horses and participate in races. A polo, polo-player, he owned the estate Chateau de Royallieu (destroyed during World War II) near Compiègne (Oise). The chateau was located near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boy Capel
Arthur Edward Capel CBE (December 1881 – 22 December 1919), known as Boy Capel, was an English polo player, possibly best-remembered for being a lover and muse of fashion designer Coco Chanel. Biography Born in Brighton, Sussex, Capel was the son of Arthur Joseph Capel, a British shipping merchant, and his French-born wife, the former Berthe Andrée A. E. Lorin (1856–1902). He had three sisters: Marie Henriette Teresia Capel, Mary Josephine Lawrence Edith Capel and Berthe Isabelle Susanna Flora Capel. Berthe married Sir Herman Alfred de Stern, Baron Michelham, the son of Herbert Stern, 1st Baron Michelham. In the obituary of one of Capel's daughters, he was described as "an intellectual, politician, tycoon, polo-player and the dashing lover and sponsor of the fashion designer Coco Chanel". According to that obituary, Capel was a Roman Catholic and his wife had converted to Catholicism in order to marry him, and their two daughters were raised as Roman Catholics. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Saulnier
Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over one hundred identified noble families related to the surname by the Nobility & Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Origins The origin of this surname ultimately originates from the Latin, Jacobus which belongs to an unknown progenitor. Jacobus comes from the Hebrew name, Yaakov, which translates as "one who follows" or "to follow after". Ancient history A French knight returning from the Crusades in the Holy Lands probably adopted the surname from "Saint Jacques" (or "James the Greater"). James the Greater was one of Jesus' Twelve Apostles, and is believed to be the first martyred apostle. Being endowed with this surname was an honor at the time and it is likely that the Church allowed it because of acts during the Crusades. Indeed, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Director
Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vision of an artistic production. In particular, they are in charge of its overall visual appearance and how it visual communication, communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements, what artistic style (visual arts), style(s) to use, and when to use motion graphic design, motion. One of the biggest challenges art directors face is translating desired moods, messages, concepts, and underdeveloped ideas into imagery. In the brainstorming process, art directors, colleagues and clients explore ways the finished piece or scene could look. At times, the art director is responsible for solidifying the vision of the col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Meux
Le Meux () is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. See also *Communes of the Oise department The following is a list of the 679 communes of the Oise department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Oise {{Oise-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
