Tag Line: 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.
Synopsis: After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as “Willy” (Dominic West), Sidonie-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. 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. Colette’s fight over creative ownership defies gender roles and drives her to overcome societal constraints, revolutionizing literature, fashion and sexual expression.
Director: Wash Westmoreland
Writers: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland
Cast: Keira Knightley, Fiona Shaw, Eleanor Tomlinson, Dominic West, Denise Gough, Rebecca Root, Jake Graf
Biography, Drama, History, LGBT
Rating: 15
Duration: 1 hr 51 min
Released: 11 January 2019
