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Colette
Colette

Colette

History is about to change

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After marrying a successful Parisian writer 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 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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$14273033

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

6.873/10

Release Date

21 September 2018

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley

Colette

Dominic West

Dominic West

Willy

Denise Gough

Denise Gough

Missy

Fiona Shaw

Fiona Shaw

Sido

Robert Pugh

Robert Pugh

Jules

Eleanor Tomlinson

Eleanor Tomlinson

Georgie Raoul-Duval

Ray Panthaki

Ray Panthaki

Veber

Dickie Beau

Dickie Beau

Wague

Jake Graf

Jake Graf

Gaston De Caillavet

Polina Litvak

Polina Litvak

Lily

Rebecca Root

Rebecca Root

Rachilde

Máté Haumann

Máté Haumann

Count Muffat

Karen Gagnon

Karen Gagnon

Aspiring Actress

Katinka Egres

Katinka Egres

Hungarian Countess

Alexis Latham

Alexis Latham

Second Heckler

Attila Árpa

Attila Árpa

Heckler

Peter Schueller

Peter Schueller

Reporter

Caroline Boulton

Caroline Boulton

Flossy

Masayoshi Haneda

Masayoshi Haneda

Baptiste (uncredited)

Scott Alexander Young

Scott Alexander Young

Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Julian Wadham

Julian Wadham

Ollendorff

Al Weaver

Al Weaver

Schwob

Aiysha Hart

Aiysha Hart

Polaire

Virág Bárány

Virág Bárány

Lotte Kinceler

Shannon Tarbet

Shannon Tarbet

Meg

Janine Harouni

Janine Harouni

Jeanne De Caillavet

Johnny K. Palmer

Johnny K. Palmer

Paul Héon

Arabella Weir

Arabella Weir

Mme. De Caillavet

Sloan Thompson

Sloan Thompson

Matilde

Kylie Watt

Kylie Watt

Opera Singer

Joe Geary

Joe Geary

Bailiff

István Gyurity

István Gyurity

Waiter

Alexandra Szucs

Alexandra Szucs

Second Actress

Mark Griffith

Mark Griffith

Photographer

Dorcas Coppin

Dorcas Coppin

Young Claudine

Nathanaël Bez

Nathanaël Bez

Sweetheart

David Delgado Shorter

David Delgado Shorter

Passer-by

Nick Scudamore

Nick Scudamore

Priest

Anita Gera

Anita Gera

Secret Lover

Csémy Balázs

Csémy Balázs

Posh Heckler (uncredited)

Izzy Bayley-King

Izzy Bayley-King

Polka Dancer (uncredited)

Peter Sztojanov, Jr.

Peter Sztojanov, Jr.

Waiting Staff (uncredited)

Roderick Hill

Roderick Hill

Theatre Manager

Karl Farrer

Karl Farrer

Hero Polka Dancer (uncredited)

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