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Colette

2018 · 112 min

A lush, involving period drama that balances wit and sensuality with a quiet feminist bite, anchored by a magnetic central performance.

Directed by
Wash Westmoreland
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Keira Knightley, Dominic West, Denise Gough
Tagline
History is about to change
Overview
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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Directed by
Wash Westmoreland
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Keira Knightley, Dominic West, Denise Gough
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • gender
  • betrayal
  • art
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, history
Directed by
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Written by
Richard Glatzer, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Wash Westmoreland
Starring
Keira Knightley, Dominic West, Denise Gough, Fiona Shaw, Robert Pugh, Eleanor Tomlinson, Ray Panthaki, Dickie Beau
Music
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Cinematography
Giles Nuttgens
Runtime
112 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English, French

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