Colette

2018

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Bleecker Street | Release Date: September 21, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Aiysha Hart, Al Weaver, Arabella Weir, Attila Árpa, Caroline Boulton, Denise Gough, Dickie Beau, Dominic West, Eleanor Tomlinson, Fiona Shaw, Izzy Bayley-King, Jake Graf, Karen Gagnon, Keira Knightley, Masayoshi Haneda, Máté Haumann, Ray Panthaki, Rebecca Root, Robert Pugh, Shannon Tarbet, Sloan Thompson, Virág Bárány

Summary: After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as “Willy” (Dominic West), Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (Keira Knightley) 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… Expand

Director: Wash Westmoreland

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, History

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 111 min

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Rex Reed

Sep 21, 2018

The best and most lavishly appointed, gorgeously photographed period movie in years. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Sep 20, 2018

Colette is an origin story, a tale of metamorphosis rather than of already formed greatness. What interests Mr. Westmoreland is how a self-described country girl became a woman of the world, a transformation that in its deeper, more intimately mysterious registers remains out of reach of this movie and of the hard-working Ms. Knightley. Read full review

The GuardianPeter Bradshaw

Jan 14, 2019

This is a highly enjoyable and bracing piece of work from Wash Westmoreland. Read full review

The PlaylistJordan Ruimy

If only more period pieces these days were as finely tuned and accessibly pleasurable as Westmoreland’s film. Read full review

Moira Macdonald

Sep 27, 2018

Here, the focus is on Knightley, who delivers some of her best work. Read full review

Emily Yoshida

Politeness may be the film’s weakest point, whether with its characters or bedroom scenes. But it’s hardly something to complain about, especially when the company is this lively. Read full review

Filipe Freitas

Jan 22, 2019

A lot was left behind in this depthless account of a disaffected ghostwriter who wanted to affirm her artistic gift, freely and publicly. She actually did it with bravery and conviction, but this film doesn’t do her justice. Hence, my suggestion is: save your ticket money and read Colette’s biography instead. Read full review

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Dufreshest

Oct 14, 2018

Cinematography: 9.529/10 The film flows well and looks good. Talk about subtlety infusing the camera as a part of the story.

Costume Design: 9.522/10 Costume becomes a necessary point in the film to acknowledge: it’s not only useful for the story - but works well and looks good for the… Expand

Masada

Aug 19, 2019

An attest to Knightley’s acting talent’s and a statement towards anyone who wants to be who they really are, pretty and well acted, a joy to watch.

SaraClements

Oct 15, 2018

Once again, Keira Knightley is out there giving a powerhouse performance in period clothes, but this time, she replaces the corset with a dapper suit. And Colette may just be her best performance yet. Knightley plays Sidonie–Gabrielle Colette, one of the most celebrated French novelists of… Expand

GinaK

Oct 2, 2018

A fun movie with Kyra Knightley and Dominic West. You can learn a little about the author Colette and a bit about La Belle Epoque and wallow in some clichés about writing (sometimes writers do it more for the money than for art, etc.), but basically this is a colorful and entertaining film… Expand

JLuis_001

Nov 15, 2018

Definately this is not the kind of film that attracts many audiences but I found it interesting enough to take a look and I was honestly surprised.

No doubt seeing it without knowing who Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette was will be strange for not knowing anything about her life and I didn’t know… Expand

foxgrove

Oct 12, 2018

despite a less than auspicious beginning, Colette finally finds a satisfying rhythm with the introduction of the first Claudine book. Keira Knightley and Dominic West have enough chemistry to keep the picture interesting and the costumes and music add another sumptuous dimension to a not… Expand

hydemike

Jan 18, 2019

It’s a genuine shame that this film is so dull. The main performances from West and Knightley are so “one-note” that after my tenth yawn I gave up being impressed by the set design and the costumes. Pity. You would have thought that the intrinsic nature of the off-beat relationship between… Expand

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