Colette (film)
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| Directed by | Wash West |
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| Edited by | Lucia Zucchetti |
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| Distributed by | Tohokushinsha Film |
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| Language | English |
Colette is an upcoming biographical drama film based on the life of the French novelist Colette. Colette overcomes an abusive marriage to emerge as a leading writer in her country and a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. The film is directed by Wash West and written by West and Richard Glatzer. The film stars Keira Knightley and Dominic West.
Cast
- Keira Knightley as Gabrielle Colette
- Dominic West as Henry Gauthier-Villars
- Fiona Shaw
- Denise Gough
- Robert Pugh
- Rebecca Root
- Eleanor Tomlinson
Production
It was first announced on February 1, 2016 that Colette would be directed by Still Alice‘s Wash Westmoreland, who co-wrote the script with his late Still Alice collaborator Richard Glatzer. The film will reunite the producing team behind Carol, Number 9 Films, and Killer Films. Bold Films will finance and co-produce the title, marking the company’s first foray into the U.K. On the same day Deadline announced that Keira Knightley would star as Colette.[1] On May 15, 2017, it was announced that Dominic West would join the cast as Colette's first husband.[2] Deadline announced on May 23, 2017 that Denise Gough, Fiona Shaw, Robert Pugh, and Rebecca Root had joined Knightley and West in the film.[3] On June 21, 2017, it was announced that Eleanor Tomlinson had joined the cast.[4]
It was announced by Gary Michael Walters that production would start filming in summer 2017. On May 26, 2017, the film's crew was spotted at a farm filming the movie in London.[5] Knightley was spotted on the streets of Budapest, Hungary on her day off of filming there.[6]
References
- ↑ Jaafar, Ali (2016-02-01). "Keira Knightley In Talks To Star In ‘Colette’ Biopic". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ↑ "Keira Knightley drama 'Colette' adds Dominic West ahead of shoot". Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ↑ Lodderhose, Diana (2017-05-23). "Denise Gough, Fiona Shaw, Robert Pugh & Rebecca Root Round Out Cast For ‘Colette’". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (2017-06-21). "Eleanor Tomlinson Cast In ‘Colette’; Vlad Alexis Boards ‘Code 8’". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ↑ "Film crews at farm for Keira Knightley movie". Witney Gazette. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ↑ "Keira Knightley is Budapesten forgat". 24.hu (in Hungarian). 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2017-06-21.