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A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, Metacritic 74/100. Scores higher than 83% of the 6,933 2010s drama movies in this catalog.
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic74/100
962 audience votes
Key crew
- Wash WestmorelandDirector
- Rebecca LenkiewiczScreenplay
- Richard GlatzerScreenplay
- Wash WestmorelandScreenplay
- Thomas AdèsOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Keira KnightleyColette
- Dominic WestWilly
- Denise GoughMissy
- Fiona ShawSido
- Robert PughJules
- Eleanor TomlinsonGeorgie Raoul-Duval
- Ray PanthakiVeber
- Dickie BeauWague
- Jake GrafGaston De Caillavet
- Polina LitvakLily
- Rebecca RootRachilde
- Máté HaumannCount Muffat
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Themes
infidelityfranceparis, francenobel prizebiographybased on true storyauthorlgbtmusic halltrans man19th centuryabusive marriage