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‘The New Look’ Showrunner Todd A. Kessler On Painting An Honest Picture Of Coco Chanel And Christian Dior’s Lives In Occupied Paris: “They’re Complex People” — Contenders TV
‘The New Look’s Todd A. Kessler, Lorenzo di Bonaventura on portraying Coco Chanel and Christian Dior in occupied Paris: 'They're complex people.'
Showrunner Todd A. Kessler and executive producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura joined Deadline’s Contenders TV: Los Angeles event to discuss inspiration, casting and balancing facts with fiction for Apple TV+ ‘s latest historical series The New Look. Carefully unraveling the spools of thread regarding the complex involvement of fashion icons during a pivotal moment in world history was at the forefront of Kessler and di Bonaventura’s mind when it came to trying to unbiasedly portray Chanel’s role in being a Nazi informant. As recently as 2014, French intelligence agencies declassified and released documents that confirmed many of Chanel’s WWII exploits, such as her role with working as a spy for the Third Reich to take control of Madrid.
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