Colette

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Colette

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2018,

1h 51m,

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Drama

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After moving to Paris, author Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette agrees to ghostwrite a semi-autobiographical novel for her husband. Its success soon inspires her to fight for creative ownership and overcome the societal constraints of the early 20th century.

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Critics Consensus

Formally familiar but a brilliant match for its lead, Colette is a thoroughly entertaining biopic and an overdue testament to Keira Knightley's underrated gifts.

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

Mar 3, 2020

The movie's treatment of her same-sex affairs may be as tasteful as the set design, but the film is an absorbing introduction to a trailblazing artist.

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Cathy Brennan

Time Out

Sep 20, 2019

4/5

Keira Knightley is magnetic in a Paris-set period drama with a dollop of queer feminist energy.

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Ryan Gilbey

New Statesman

Jan 26, 2019

[Keira Knightley] gets far more to do and is infinitely better at it than usual in the brisk new period piece Colette

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Ankit Ojha

Cinema Elite

Jul 9, 2024

4/5

What viewers end up with, fortunately, is the journey of a woman toward empowerment and freedom from societal norms that possesses the power to render them breathless and with a strange desire to conquer the world.

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Brian T. Carney

Washington Blade

Dec 7, 2022

Keira Knightley shines as the famous French author who bravely explores both her emerging literary voice and her bisexuality.

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

Aug 23, 2022

Everything happens in a documentary capsule, one of mourning, of crying let loose, of memory, but above all, of Resistance. [Full review in Spanish]

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Luke S

Apr 7, 2019

Another strong woman.

George L

Mar 18, 2019

The first half of the movie moves with agility through setting up the primary characters and conflict. The second half bogs down with several long and preachy expositions that are based in modern ideological narratives and not historical struggles. The story itself lent plenty of opportunity for the director to make an ideological case. The heavy handed monologues were unnecessary and are solely responsible for dragging the movie into mediocrity.

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Harry S

Mar 14, 2019

Keira Knightley stars is the biopic Colette, a mediocre period drama about one of France's most influential female writers. The film follows Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, a young country girl, as she marries popular writer Henry "Willy" Gauthier-Villars, who introduces her to the libertine lifestyle and convinces her to ghostwrite for him, but eventually she grows tired of being in the shadows and attempt to chart her own path as a stage performer. Knightley, as usual, gives a strong performance, as does Dominic West. However, the script isn't very good, particularly at developing the characters. In fact, the film seems more interested in pushing a political message about female empowerment and sexual liberation than exploring Colette's relationship with Willy or her artistic passion (which seemingly comes out of nowhere). More agenda driven than character driven, Colette fails to get at the heart of who Colette really was or her accomplishments.

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Luke G

Mar 9, 2019

Great performances but the filmmaker ultimately misses the mark.

Han R

Feb 27, 2019

Could have been better.

Han S

Feb 21, 2019

Wait a minute...there was already one movie about ghostwriting and a frustrated wife who couldn't raise her voice this year = Phenomenal The Wife with phenomenal Glenn Close..I think Keira Knightley needs to find more remarkable characters yet she is stuck in historical genre for so many years :/ An average story of a talented woman stuck in the 19th century with pedantic husband, doubtable mistresses and no future for herself...

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Wash Westmoreland

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Synopsis

After moving to Paris, author Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette agrees to ghostwrite a semi-autobiographical novel for her husband. Its success soon inspires her to fight for creative ownership and overcome the societal constraints of the early 20th century.

Director: Wash Westmoreland
Producer: Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley, Pamela Koffler, Christine Vachon, Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters
Screenwriter: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland, Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Distributor: Bleecker Street Media, 30West
Production Co: Killer Films, Number 9 Films
Rating: R (Some Sexuality/Nudity)
Genre: Biography, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 12, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 4, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.1M
Runtime: 1h 51m

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