Synopsis
Born out of wedlock early in the last century, Violette Leduc meets Simone de Beauvoir in postwar Saint-Germain-des-Près. An intense lifelong relationship develops between the two women authors, based on Violette's quest for freedom through writing and on Simone's conviction that she holds in her hands the destiny of an extraordinary writer.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic72/100
59 audience votes
Key crew
- Martin ProvostScreenplay
- Hugues Tabar-NouvalOriginal Music Composer
- Martin ProvostDirector
- Marc AbdelnourScreenplay
- René de CeccattyScreenplay
Cast
- Emmanuelle DevosViolette Leduc
- Sandrine KiberlainSimone de Beauvoir
- Olivier GourmetJacques Guérin
- Frans BoyerLe jeune paysan
- Catherine HiegelBerthe Leduc
- Jacques BonnafféJean Genet
- Olivier PyMaurice Sachs
- Nathalie RichardHermine
- Stanley WeberLe jeune maçon
- Jean ToscaneMonsieur Motté
- Nicole ColchatMadame Belaval
- Fabrizio RongioneYvon Belaval