Colette

History is about to change

APPROPIATE

2018 / 112min.

Rating6.9

Available in

Amazon Prime Video

Genres

Drama

History

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.

Directors

Actors

Keira Knightley

Fiona Shaw

Dominic West

Eleanor Tomlinson

Julian Wadham

Roderick Hill

Rebecca Root

Attila Árpa

Robert Pugh

Aiysha Hart

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