Colette

Story Line

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.

“History is about to change”

Top Cast

Keira Knightley

Colette

Dominic West

Willy

Denise Gough

Missy

Fiona Shaw

Sido

Robert Pugh

Jules

Eleanor Tomlinson

Georgie Raoul-Duval