Colette
2018After 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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Keira Knightley
as Colette
Dominic West
as Willy
Denise Gough
as Missy
Fiona Shaw
as Sido
Robert Pugh
as Jules
Eleanor Tomlinson
as Georgie Raoul-Duval
Ray Panthaki
as Veber
Dickie Beau
as Wague
Jake Graf
as Gaston De Caillavet
Polina Litvak
as Lily
Rebecca Root
as Rachilde
Máté Haumann
as Count Muffat
Karen Gagnon
as Aspiring Actress
Katinka Egres
as Hungarian Countess
Alexis Latham
as Second Heckler
Attila Árpa
as Heckler
Peter Schueller
as Reporter
Caroline Boulton
as Flossy
Masayoshi Haneda
as Baptiste (uncredited)
Scott Alexander Young
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Julian Wadham
as Ollendorff
Al Weaver
as Schwob
Aiysha Hart
as Polaire
Virág Bárány
as Lotte Kinceler
Shannon Tarbet
as Meg
Janine Harouni
as Jeanne De Caillavet
Johnny K. Palmer
as Paul Héon
Arabella Weir
as Mme. De Caillavet
Sloan Thompson
as Matilde
Kylie Watt
as Opera Singer
Joe Geary
as Bailiff
István Gyurity
as Waiter
Alexandra Szucs
as Second Actress
Mark Griffith
as Photographer
Dorcas Coppin
as Young Claudine
Nathanaël Bez
as Sweetheart
David Delgado Shorter
as Passer-by
Nick Scudamore
as Priest
Anita Gera
as Secret Lover
Csémy Balázs
as Posh Heckler (uncredited)
Izzy Bayley-King
as Polka Dancer (uncredited)
Peter Sztojanov Jr.
as Waiting Staff (uncredited)
Roderick Hill
as Theatre Manager