The film tells the story of the early life and rise to fame and fortune of French fashion designer Coco Chanel, beginning with her upbringing in an orphanage and training as a milliner, but...
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| Marie-France Pisier | ... | Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel | |
| Timothy Dalton | ... | Boy Capel | |
| Rutger Hauer | ... | Etienne de Balsan | |
| Brigitte Fossey | ... | Adrienne | |
| Karen Black | ... | Emilienne d'Alençon | |
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Leila Fréchet | ... | Young Coco Chanel |
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Philippe Nicaud | ... | Gabrielle's Father |
| Alexandra Stewart | ... | Nathalie | |
| Catherine Allégret | ... | Gabrielle's Friend | |
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Hélène Vallier | ... | Aunt Louise |
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Jean-Marie Proslier | ... | Poiret |
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Humbert Balsan | ... | Robert |
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Catherine Alcover | ... | Lady |
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The film tells the story of the early life and rise to fame and fortune of French fashion designer Coco Chanel, beginning with her upbringing in an orphanage and training as a milliner, but concentrating on her relationship with Etienne de Balsan and her tempestuous love affair with his friend Boy Capel, and the role the two men played in setting her up as an independent business woman.
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 October 1983 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Boy Capel: Etienne. You don't own her. She doesn't belong to you. Coco and I did nothing to be ashamed of. We love each other very much.
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Karen Black replaced Jeanne Moreau. See more »Quotes
Etienne de Balsan: I picked the girl out of the gutter. I made a home for her. She was a nobody before she met me. I feel cheated by you.Boy Capel: Etienne. You don't own her. She doesn't belong to you. Coco and I did nothing to be ashamed of. We love each other very much.
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The opening credits play to a background of a fashion show in Chanel's glamorous Paris establishment. See more »Connections
Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Karen Black/Cheap Trick/Stanley Clarke Trio (1981) See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This is one of my all time favorite movies. It is about the life and loves of an amazing woman-Coco Chanel- who rose from the bottom with no family or financial support and became one of the most legendary of all our creative icons. It is a very romantic story, sad and full of longing and yet very satisfying. I've seen it many times; I should probably buy it. Also, the music is perfectly paired with the emotional tone of intense longing and loneliness. I loved it. If you enjoy period pieces, as I do, and are a romantic, you will probably love this film. This is one of the first English films made with Rutgar Hauer and, in my opinion, he has never been better. His career really went downhill after this was made. He should've stayed with small, independent, thoughtful films like Chanel Solitaire.