Colette

Colette

History is about to change

14+ 2018 · 112 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama, History

After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as Willy, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette is transplanted from her childhood home in rural France to the intellectual and artistic splendor of Paris. Soon after, Willy convinces Colette to ghostwrite for him. She pens a semi-autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country girl named Claudine, sparking a bestseller and a cultural sensation. After its success, Colette and Willy become the talk of Paris and their adventures inspire additional Claudine novels.

Directed by Wash Westmoreland · Written by Rebecca Lenkiewicz

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Keira Knightley Colette
Dominic West Willy
Denise Gough Missy
Fiona Shaw Sido
Robert Pugh Jules
Eleanor Tomlinson Georgie Raoul-Duval
Ray Panthaki Veber
Dickie Beau Wague
Jake Graf Gaston De Caillavet
Polina Litvak Lily
Rebecca Root Rachilde
Máté Haumann Count Muffat

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