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Chanel Solitaire (1981)
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The story 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.
Style:
inspirational, factual, atmospheric, touching, melancholic, talky, stylized, independent film
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
fashion designer, fashion, businesswoman, dressmaker, designer, historical figure, fashion show, mistress, illegitimate child, high society, fashion model, creativity, transformation, life philosophy, relationship vs career, social climbing, love, orphan, couples, sewing, female protagonist, love story, culture clash, art, businessman ...
Time:
19th century, 1920s, 20th century, year 1981
Place:
paris france, france, europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, touching and melancholic films with plots about couples, love, art, biopic, couple relations, artists and showbiz and love and romance mostly in Drama, Biography and Romance genres. Some movies like Chanel Solitaire: Coco Chanel (2008), Coco Before Chanel (2009), Yves Saint Laurent (2014), Julie & Julia (2009), Saint Laurent (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: Italy, France, UK
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Duration: 150 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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