Overview

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.

Cast

Keira Knightley

Colette

Dominic West

Willy

Denise Gough

Missy

Fiona Shaw

Sido

Robert Pugh

Jules

Eleanor Tomlinson

Georgie Raoul-Duval

Ray Panthaki

Veber

Dickie Beau

Wague

Jake Graf

Gaston De Caillavet

Polina Litvak

Lily

Rebecca Root

Rachilde

Máté Haumann

Count Muffat