Violette (2013 film)
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| Directed by | Martin Provost |
| Written by | Martin Provost |
| Starring | Emmanuelle Devos |
| Cinematography | Yves Cape |
| Edited by | Ludo Troch |
| Distributed by | Doc & Film International |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Violette is a 2013 French biographical drama film written and directed by Martin Provost, about the French novelist Violette Leduc.[1] It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]
Plot
During the last years of WWII, Violette Leduc lives with Maurice Sachs, who doesn't love her but who does encourage her to write. She seeks out Simone de Beauvoir and eventually presents her with a draft her first book. De Beauvoir rewards Violette's trust by reading and commenting on the book and by introducing her to contemporary intellectual icons Jean-Paul Sartre, Jean Genet and Albert Camus. In 1964, the success of Violette Leduc's autobiographical bestseller La Bâtarde enables her to earn a living from her writing.
Cast
- Emmanuelle Devos as Violette Leduc
- Sandrine Kiberlain as Simone de Beauvoir
- Olivier Gourmet as Jacques Guérin
- Catherine Hiegel as Berthe Leduc
References
- ↑ "Violette". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
- ↑ "Violette". TIFF. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Violette (2013 film). |
- Violette at the Internet Movie Database
- Press kit (en)