Violette

Violette

Violette

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Violette

2013

2h 12m

6.0(53 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

TS Productions

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

30 members

Acting

Emmanuelle Devos

Violette Leduc

Emmanuelle Devos

Acting

Sandrine Kiberlain

Simone de Beauvoir

Sandrine Kiberlain

Acting

Olivier Gourmet

Jacques Guérin

Olivier Gourmet

Acting

Frans Boyer

Le jeune paysan

Frans Boyer

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Catherine Hiegel

Berthe Leduc

Catherine Hiegel

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Jacques Bonnaffé

Jean Genet

Jacques Bonnaffé

Acting

Olivier Py

Maurice Sachs

Olivier Py

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Nathalie Richard

Hermine

Nathalie Richard

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Stanley Weber

Le jeune maçon

Stanley Weber

Acting

Jean Toscane

Monsieur Motté

Jean Toscane

Acting

Nicole Colchat

Madame Belaval

Nicole Colchat

Acting

Fabrizio Rongione

Yvon Belaval

Fabrizio Rongione

Acting

Erwan Creignou

Marcel

Erwan Creignou

Acting

Vincent Schmitt

Un forain

Vincent Schmitt

Acting

Jean-Paul Dubois

Ernest

Jean-Paul Dubois

Acting

Paulette Frantz

Madame Moustier

Paulette Frantz

Acting

Valérie Kéruzoré

La secrétaire des éditions Gallimard

Valérie Kéruzoré

Acting

Sylvie Jobert

La libraire

Sylvie Jobert

Acting

Thierry Nenez

Le concierge

Thierry Nenez

Acting

Marie-Aline Thomassin

La secrétaire de Jacques Guérin

Marie-Aline Thomassin

Acting

Josette Ménard

La femme de ménage

Josette Ménard

Acting

Richard Chevallier

Louis Jouvet

Richard Chevallier

Acting

Florent Bigot de Nesles

L'homme sur le chemin

Florent Bigot de Nesles

Acting

Isabelle Sprung

Une villageoise

Isabelle Sprung

Acting

Claudine Acs

La vieille dame

Claudine Acs

Acting

Pierre Gribling

Jacques, le mari de Violette

Pierre Gribling

Acting

Marc Faure

Gaston Gallimard

Marc Faure

Acting

Pierre-Alain Chapuis

Jacques Lemarchand

Pierre-Alain Chapuis

Acting

Laure Sirieix

La journaliste

Laure Sirieix

Acting

Audrey Quoturi

Cliente librairie (uncredited)

Audrey Quoturi

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