Colette poster
Director Wash Westmoreland
Screenplay Wash Westmoreland, Richard Glatzer, Rebecca Lenkiewicz

Colette

Tagline: History is about to change

Release Date: 2018-09-21

Duration: 112 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Keira Knightley
    Colette
  • Fiona Shaw
    Sido
  • Eleanor Tomlinson
    Georgie Raoul-Duval
  • Dominic West
    Willy
  • Julian Wadham
    Ollendorff
  • Dorcas Coppin
    Young Claudine
  • Denise Gough
    Missy
  • Ray Panthaki
    Veber
  • Aiysha Hart
    Polaire
  • Al Weaver
    Schwob