Colette

After marrying a successful Parisian man of letters 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 ghost-write for him. She pens a semi-autobiographical novel about a brazen country girl named Claudine that becomes a bestseller and a cultural sensation. Colette and Willy become the talk of Paris, and their adventures go on to inspire additional Claudine novels. Colette’s subsequent fight over the creative ownership of these books defies gender roles and drives her to overcome societal constraints, revolutionizing literature, fashion and sexual expression.

Rating

R

Release Year

2018

Duration

01:51

Genres

Drama

Director

Wash Westmoreland

Cast

Keira Knightley, Eleanor Tomlinson, Dominic West