Colette

Synopsis

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.

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When & where

Streaming on

• Cinemax Amazon Channel↗
• Cinemax Apple TV Channel↗

Top of the call sheet

• 
  Keira Knightley
  as Colette
• 
  Dominic West
  as Willy
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  Denise Gough
  as Missy
• 
  Fiona Shaw
  as Sido
• 
  Robert Pugh
  as Jules
• 
  Eleanor Tomlinson
  as Georgie Raoul-Duval

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