Completed - Drama, Historical, Biography - 111 minutes
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.
Year of production : 2018 Director(s) : Wash WESTMORELAND Writer(s) : Richard GLATZER, Rebecca LENKIEWICZ, Wash WESTMORELAND Cast : Keira KNIGHTLEY, Dominic WEST, Eleanor TOMLINSON, Fiona SHAW, Ray PANTHAKI, Aiysha HART, Denise GOUGH Producer(s) : Elizabeth KARLSEN (NUMBER 9 FILMS LIMITED), Stephen WOOLLEY (NUMBER 9 FILMS LIMITED), Christine VACHON (KILLER FILMS), Pamela KOFFLER (KILLER FILMS), Michel LITVAK (BOLD FILMS), Gary michael WALTERS (BOLD FILMS)
Keira Knightly leads this timely film about the struggles of the avant-garde French novelist, COLETTE; a story that resonates in the era of female empowerment.Colette’s marriage to Henry ‘Willy’ Gauthier-Villars (West) thrusts her from a simple country life into the raucous creative demi-monde of Paris. Swiftly developing her talent as a writer, Colette’s first novels are published under Willy’s name. An author in his own right, Willy mentors Colette and later betrays her as her stories gain them fame and notoriety.Whip-smart, precocious and unapologetic, not only is Colette a talented author, actor and journalist, but also a trailblazer, fighting for the survival of her voice and identity in a male-dominated world, who shines a light for future generations of female artists.
Country(ies) : UNITED KINGDOM, HUNGARY, USA
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