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Anne Fontaine is directing the French film.
Nivola, who is learning French for the role and likely will
be the only American in the feature, will play Chanel's lover
Arthur Capel, a dashing polo player who sponsored the fashion
designer, helping her open her first store and influencing her
masculine suit designs. His death in an auto accident was
described as the most devastating event in Chanel's life.
Nivola, whose film credits include "Jurassic Park III" and
"Junebug," appears in the upcoming ensemble comedy "Five
Dollars a Day" and stars in the music biopic "Chess," both of
which will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
He most recently appeared in the horror movie "The Eye."
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