Colette
Colette
Colette
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2018
1h 52m
6.9(931 votes)
Drama
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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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Production Companies

Bold Films
Killer Films

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3 videos

Cast & Crew

44 members
Acting

Keira Knightley

Colette

Keira Knightley
Acting

Dominic West

Willy

Dominic West
Acting

Denise Gough

Missy

Denise Gough
Acting

Fiona Shaw

Sido

Fiona Shaw
Acting

Robert Pugh

Jules

Robert Pugh
Acting

Eleanor Tomlinson

Georgie Raoul-Duval

Eleanor Tomlinson
Acting

Ray Panthaki

Veber

Ray Panthaki
Acting

Dickie Beau

Wague

Dickie Beau
Directing

Jake Graf

Gaston De Caillavet

Jake Graf
Acting

Polina Litvak

Lily

Polina Litvak
Acting

Rebecca Root

Rachilde

Rebecca Root
Acting

Máté Haumann

Count Muffat

Máté Haumann
Acting

Karen Gagnon

Aspiring Actress

Karen Gagnon
Acting

Katinka Egres

Hungarian Countess

Katinka Egres
Acting

Alexis Latham

Second Heckler

Alexis Latham
Acting

Attila Árpa

Heckler

Attila Árpa
Acting

Peter Schueller

Reporter

Peter Schueller
Acting

Caroline Boulton

Flossy

Caroline Boulton
Acting

Masayoshi Haneda

Baptiste (uncredited)

Masayoshi Haneda
Acting

Scott Alexander Young

Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Scott Alexander Young
Acting

Julian Wadham

Ollendorff

Julian Wadham
Acting

Al Weaver

Schwob

Al Weaver
Acting

Aiysha Hart

Polaire

Aiysha Hart
Acting

Virág Bárány

Lotte Kinceler

Virág Bárány
Acting

Shannon Tarbet

Meg

Shannon Tarbet
Acting

Janine Harouni

Jeanne De Caillavet

Janine Harouni
Acting

Johnny K. Palmer

Paul Héon

Johnny K. Palmer
Acting

Arabella Weir

Mme. De Caillavet

Arabella Weir
Acting

Sloan Thompson

Matilde

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Acting

Kylie Watt

Opera Singer

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Directing

Joe Geary

Bailiff

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Acting

István Gyurity

Waiter

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Alexandra Szucs

Second Actress

Alexandra Szucs
Acting

Mark Griffith

Photographer

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Dorcas Coppin

Young Claudine

Dorcas Coppin
Acting

Nathanaël Bez

Sweetheart

Nathanaël Bez
Acting

David Delgado Shorter

Passer-by

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Nick Scudamore

Priest

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Anita Gera

Secret Lover

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Csémy Balázs

Posh Heckler (uncredited)

Csémy Balázs
Acting

Izzy Bayley-King

Polka Dancer (uncredited)

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Peter Sztojanov, Jr.

Waiting Staff (uncredited)

Peter Sztojanov, Jr.
Acting

Roderick Hill

Theatre Manager

Roderick Hill
Acting

Karl Farrer

Hero Polka Dancer (uncredited)

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