Violette

Nov 6 2013 Not Rated 2h 19m
Biography, Drama, Romance

Born out of wedlock early in the last century, Violette Leduc meets Simone de Beauvoir in postwar Saint-Germain-des-Près. An intense lifelong relationship develops between the two women authors, based on Violette's quest for freedom through writing and on Simone's conviction that she holds in her hands the destiny of an extraordinary writer.

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Plot

Violette Leduc, born a bastard at the beginning of last century, meets Simone de Beauvoir in the years after the war in St-Germain-des-Prés. Then begins an intense relationship between the two women that will last throughout their lives, a relationship based on the quest for freedom through writing for Violette and conviction for Simone to have in their hands the fate of an extraordinary writer.

Written by

Martin Provost, Marc Abdelnour, René de Ceccatty

Directed by

Martin Provost

Cast

Emmanuelle Devos, Sandrine Kiberlain, Olivier Gourmet

Crew

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Production Countries

Belgium, France

Production Companies

TS Productions

Languages

Français, Italiano

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Trailers
Violette trailer - English subtitles
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# of Votes
2,221
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
72
Popularity
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