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Colette

  • 2018
  • R
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
27K
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Keira Knightley in Colette (2018)
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Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms.Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms.Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms.

  • Director
    • Wash Westmoreland
  • Writers
    • Richard Glatzer
    • Wash Westmoreland
    • Rebecca Lenkiewicz
  • Stars
    • Keira Knightley
    • Fiona Shaw
    • Dominic West
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    27K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Wash Westmoreland
    • Writers
      • Richard Glatzer
      • Wash Westmoreland
      • Rebecca Lenkiewicz
    • Stars
      • Keira Knightley
      • Fiona Shaw
      • Dominic West
    • 160User reviews
    • 189Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 14 nominations total

    Top cast47

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    Keira Knightley
    Keira Knightley
    • Colette
    Fiona Shaw
    Fiona Shaw
    • Sido
    Dominic West
    Dominic West
    • Willy
    Robert Pugh
    Robert Pugh
    • Jules
    Sloan Thompson
    • Matilde
    Arabella Weir
    Arabella Weir
    • Mme. de Caillavet
    Máté Haumann
    Máté Haumann
    • Count Muffat
    Ray Panthaki
    Ray Panthaki
    • Veber
    Al Weaver
    Al Weaver
    • Schwob
    Virág Bárány
    Virág Bárány
    • Lotte Kinceler
    Dickie Beau
    Dickie Beau
    • Wague
    Kylie Watt
    • Opera Singer
    Janine Harouni
    • Jeanne de Caillavet
    Jake Graf
    Jake Graf
    • Gaston de Caillavet
    Joe Geary
    • Bailiff
    Rebecca Root
    Rebecca Root
    • Rachilde
    Julian Wadham
    Julian Wadham
    • Ollendorff
    Eleanor Tomlinson
    Eleanor Tomlinson
    • Georgie Raoul-Duval
    • Director
      • Wash Westmoreland
    • Writers
      • Richard Glatzer
      • Wash Westmoreland
      • Rebecca Lenkiewicz
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews160

    Featured review

    Too English

    Having the film as English originally affected how it flowed and it would've made much more sense to make it in French, especially as Colette writes in French and reads in French throughout the film.
    • Sh1sh
    • Jan 14, 2020
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The location shoot in Budapest was so warm at times, Dominic West wore a water vest inside his heavy costume that functioned like a car radiator, circulating cool water around his upper body. The contraption was recommended to him by John C. Reilly who used such an apparatus while playing the rotund Oliver Hardy in the biopic Stan & Ollie (2018).
    • Goofs
      In the dance studio scene, which takes place in 1904, a pianist is seen playing Golliwog's Cake-walk by Claude Debussy (repeated by orchestra in the soundtrack). The piece was not composed until 1909.
    • Quotes

      Colette: [from trailer] My name is Gabrielle Colette and the hand that holds the pen writes history.

    • Crazy credits
      There is a dedication to Richard Glatzer, who co-wrote the film's screenplay with Wash Westmoreland, shortly before the closing credits: "For Richard".
    • Connections
      Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Maya Rudolph/Fred Armisen/Dominic West (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Down by the Salley Gardens
      Written by William Butler Yeats and Herbert Hughes

      Performed by Kylie Watt

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    • Exactly why were Colette and Missy booed from the stage? I thought Paris was supposed to be wild and free thinking !

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 9, 2019 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Hungary
      • Belgium
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Colette: liberación y deseo
    • Filming locations
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Bold Films
      • British Film Institute (BFI)
      • HanWay Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,137,622
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $161,179
      • Sep 23, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,273,033
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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