Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Keira Knightley | ... | Colette | |
Fiona Shaw | ... | Sido | |
Dominic West | ... | Willy | |
Robert Pugh | ... | Jules | |
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Sloan Thompson | ... | Matilde |
Arabella Weir | ... | Mme. de Caillavet | |
Máté Haumann | ... | Count Muffat | |
Ray Panthaki | ... | Veber | |
Al Weaver | ... | Schwob | |
Virág Bárány | ... | Lotte Kinceler | |
Dickie Beau | ... | Wague | |
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Kylie Watt | ... | Opera Singer |
Janine Harouni | ... | Jeanne de Caillavet | |
Jake Graf | ... | Gaston de Caillavet | |
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Joe Geary | ... | Bailiff |
After marrying successful Parisian writer Henry Gauthier-Villars, known commonly as "Willy" (Dominic West), Gabrielle Colette (Keira Knightley) 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. Colette, in turn, 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. Colette's fight over creative ownership and gender roles drives her to overcome societal constraints, revolutionizing literature, fashion and sexual expression. Written by jesusblack-30225
This is based on a true story and an interesting one at that. The only thing was the story was a little slow and one paced. Even the sex scenes were quite dull and added little to the film.
The highlight was Keira Knightlys Performance in the main role, she played it superbly.