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Colette
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 …
The story
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.
Cast
Keira KnightleyColette
Dominic WestWilly
Denise GoughMissy
Fiona ShawSido
Robert PughJules
Eleanor TomlinsonGeorgie Raoul-Duval
Ray PanthakiVeber
Dickie BeauWague
Jake GrafGaston De Caillavet
Polina LitvakLily
Rebecca RootRachilde
Máté HaumannCount Muffat
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Karen GagnonAspiring Actress
Katinka EgresHungarian Countess
Alexis LathamSecond Heckler
Attila ÁrpaHeckler
Peter SchuellerReporter
Caroline BoultonFlossy
Masayoshi HanedaBaptiste (uncredited)
Scott Alexander YoungHotel Manager (uncredited)
Julian WadhamOllendorff
Al WeaverSchwob
Aiysha HartPolaire
Virág BárányLotte Kinceler
Shannon TarbetMeg
Janine HarouniJeanne De Caillavet
Johnny K. PalmerPaul Héon
Arabella WeirMme. De Caillavet
Sloan ThompsonMatilde
Kylie WattOpera Singer
Joe GearyBailiff
István GyurityWaiter
Alexandra SzucsSecond Actress
Mark GriffithPhotographer
Dorcas CoppinYoung Claudine
Nathanaël BezSweetheart
David Delgado ShorterPasser-by
Nick ScudamorePriest
Anita GeraSecret Lover
Csémy BalázsPosh Heckler (uncredited)
Izzy Bayley-KingPolka Dancer (uncredited)
Peter Sztojanov, Jr.Waiting Staff (uncredited)
Roderick HillTheatre Manager
Karl FarrerHero Polka Dancer (uncredited)
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