THU 14 FEB
Coming Soon to
Deluxe Cinemas
111 mins |
Rated
M (Nudity & Sex scenes)
Directed by Wash Westmoreland
Starring Fiona Shaw, Keira Knightley, Dominic West
Colette tells the fascinating story of the woman behind the scandalous Claudine novels (and later Gigi) that dazzled French society in the first half of the 20th Century. The film depicts her rise from country girl to the darling of the Parisian demi-monde with her husband Henry ‘Willy’ Gauthier-Villars. A critic and author in his own right, he mentors and later betrays her, as her stories gain them fame and notoriety. A compelling insight into this passionate young woman’s
journey to create independence, Colette is from the producers of Carol and Still Alice.
WHAT CRITICS ARE SAYING
''Visually delightful, deliciously funny and delectably bawdy, "Colette" earns Keira Knightley official status as queen of the period film.''- Minneapolis Star Tribune
''Westmoreland's Paris is scrumptiously decadent - and seedy - as Colette navigates the city's eclectic, gossipy social scene.''- New York Post
''Purists may cavil, but only if they insist on overlooking the abundant charms of this handsomely decorated, costumed and scored production, which has more than a whiff of Merchant and Ivory films about it and also a good deal of self-aware amusement.''- Toronto Star
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Colette tells the fascinating story of the woman behind the scandalous Claudine novels (and later Gigi) that dazzled French society in the first half of the 20th Century. The film depicts her rise from country girl to the darling of the Parisian demi-monde with her husband Henry ‘Willy’ Gauthier-Villars. A critic and author in his own right, he mentors and later betrays her, as her stories gain them fame and notoriety. A compelling insight into this passionate young woman’s
journey to create independence, Colette is from the producers of Carol and Still Alice.
WHAT CRITICS ARE SAYING
''Visually delightful, deliciously funny and delectably bawdy, "Colette" earns Keira Knightley official status as queen of the period film.''- Minneapolis Star Tribune
''Westmoreland's Paris is scrumptiously decadent - and seedy - as Colette navigates the city's eclectic, gossipy social scene.''- New York Post
''Purists may cavil, but only if they insist on overlooking the abundant charms of this handsomely decorated, costumed and scored production, which has more than a whiff of Merchant and Ivory films about it and also a good deal of self-aware amusement.''- Toronto Star