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.
Director
Wash Westmoreland
Production
Number 9 Films, Bold Films, Killer Films
Cast
Keira Knightley, Dominic West, Denise Gough, Fiona Shaw, Robert Pugh, Eleanor Tomlinson, Ray Panthaki, Dickie Beau, Jake Graf, Polina Litvak, Rebecca Root, Máté Haumann, Karen Gagnon, Katinka Egres, Alexis Latham, Attila Árpa, Peter Schueller, Caroline Boulton, Masayoshi Haneda, Scott Alexander Young