Juliette Binoche's portrayal of Coco Chanel in Apple TV's “The New Look” contradicts the historical perception of the French fashion icon as a Nazi traitor.
“Her connection to the Nazis is a fact, but you have to know that she didn’t kill anyone,” Binoche told Radio Times.
“It would be easy to say that Chanel was a collaborator, period, and you have to throw her in the trash. But it's much more complex.”
French actress Juliette Binoche, who plays Coco Chanel in the Apple TV series “The New Look.”
Coco Chanel was a French fashion icon who collaborated with the Nazis
Binoche ignores the fact that Chanel was a Nazi intelligence officer in Paris and also avoids the question of how Chanel, who slept with a German officer during the conflict, escaped vilification after the war.
She offered free fragrance to US soldiers, with Malcolm Muggeridge remarking: “They queued up to get the bottles of Chanel No. 5 and would have been outraged if the French police had touched a hair on their heads.”
While Chanel was a Nazi intelligence officer in Paris, Binoche also sidesteps the question of how Chanel, who slept with a German officer during the conflict, escaped vilification after the war
The Nazi flag flew from the Arc de Triomphe during the German occupation of France in World War II
Royal writer Ingrid Seward claims the late queen was “terrified” by American bishop Michael Curry’s impassioned sermon at Harry and Meghan’s wedding.
But she doesn't reveal why. Curry touched a nerve. He concluded his sermon by invoking the virtues of fire, saying it makes human civilization possible and chanting the word 15 times.
Did he know that the wedding reception took place at St George's Hall, which was ravaged by flames during the Queen's Annus Horribilis in 1992?
Joanna Lumley attends the launch of Burberry's takeover of Harrods on February 1, 2024
Gyles Brandreth boasts that Joanna Lumley is one of three women he was paired with on Channel 4 series Celebrity Gogglebox who were named ladies.
He names the other two as Sheila Hancock and Maureen Lipman, adding: “My wife says it's because the Queen was watching Celebrity Gogglebox and thought, 'Those poor women must be sitting on his sofa watching unspeakable programs like Naked Attraction.' to reward them in some way.'
Why didn't she give her fellow sufferer Gyles a gong?
Angered by silly calls to ban rugby in schools after it was labeled “child abuse”, Boris Johnson fondly recalls a 1982 Eton Chronicle report about his exploits as Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, aka “The Blond Behemoth.” “, captain of the King's Scholars against the opposing team Oppidaner.
The Chronicle recalled the peacekeepers' chants: “LBJ, how many children did you kill today?” and asked: “Hey, hey, ABJ, how many Oppidans did you kill today?”
Ian Lavendar at the film premiere of Dad's Army. He recently died at the age of 77
The last TV appearance of Ian Lavender, the last man from Dad's Army who has died aged 77, was in EastEnders in 2017.
After battling cancer, suffering a heart attack and being diagnosed with sepsis, Ian somberly suggested, “I don't think they could insure me now.” Take it easy, Private Pike.
Shane MacGowan, composer of Friends of Fairytale Of New York, claims that his enthusiasm for Lucky Jim author Kingsley Amis inspired the song's lyrics, which include: “You're a bum/You're a punk/You're an old bitch on junk.” “.
Kingsley's ditty, sung by the book's hero, Jim Dixon, includes the lines: “You ignorant fool/you stupid old bastard… You taciturn old old scum/you complaining old fool.” Discuss.