Colette

Based on a true 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 ghost-write for him. She pens a semi-autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country girl named Claudine, sparking a best-seller and a cultural sensation. After its success, Colette and Willy become the talk of Paris and their adventures inspire additional Claudine novels. Colette’s fight over creative ownership and gender roles drives her to overcome societal constraints, revolutionizing literature, fashion and sexual expression.

111 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Sex, Nudity, Prejudice).
Biographical, Drama, Period piece, Female interest, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast	Keira Knightley, Eleanor Tomlinson, Dominic West, Aiysha Hart, Fiona Shaw, Dickie Beau, Al Weaver, Denise Gough
Director	Wash Westmoreland
Screenplay	Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland, Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Music	Thomas Adès
Cinematography	Giles Nuttgens
Editing	Lucia Zucchetti
Made in	2018
Produced by	Number 9 Films, Killer Films, Bold Films, BFI Film Fund, Pixoloid Studios

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Biographical drama
Language	Moderate impact, demeaning, fairly frequent.
Nudity	Mild impact, infrequent, sexual and non-sexual.
Sex	None (sic)
Violence	Brief, low impact, no injuries.
Prejudice	Moderate impact, frequent, anti-homosexuality.
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

R: Restricted	Rated R for some sexuality/nudity
Runtime	111
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 16 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star John DeFore Colette recounts a torrid journey to fame.	10
Die Burger Joan Hambidge Mooier Colette getrou aan vrou wat stem.	15
24.com Alex Isaacs From sexism to bigotry and abuse this award contender is about so much more than period costumes and love gone sour. It’s about a brilliant woman discovering that sexual freedom, creative expression and self-affirmation are all hers for the taking.	15
Metacritic.com 34 critics	15
Rottentomatoes critics 134 critics	15
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer 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.	17
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	14
CommonSenseMedia Tara McNamara Lots of sex in biopic about legendary French writer.	15
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 17 users	15
Rottentomatoes users 665 users	14
IMDB 1737 Netizens	14
The Movie DB Community	13
Average .. 72%	14