Becoming Colette Movie Review 1992

Tedious flashbacking bio of French writer Colette, from her innocent days in the country to her (bad) marriage to writer/publisher Willy and on and on to her own growing career as a writer. She begins writing stories, using an alter-ego character, Claudine, which detail her sexual escapades. Lots of naked flesh but little passion. A postscript notes that Colette wrote "Gigi" and was the first woman to receive the French Legion of Honor.

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Available on VHS
Running time 97 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Biopics: Writers, Sex & Sexuality, Writers, Period Piece: 19th Century, France

Screenplay

Ruth Graham

Cast

Mathilda May, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Virginia Madsen, Paul Rhys, Jean-Pierre Aumont, John van Dreelen, Lucienne Hamon

Director

Danny Huston

Music

John Scott

Producer

Heinz Bibo, Castle Hill Productions