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Collette 2018~ the movie~ with Keira Knitley~radiant as feminist idol

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Collette 2018~ the movie~ with Keira Knitley~radiant as feminist idol After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as “Willy” (Dominic West), Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (Keira Knightley) 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. Colette’s fight over creative ownership and gender roles drives her to overcome societal constraints, revolutionizing literature, fashion and sexual expression. Colette plays like a true epic with Knightley acing every single stage of it, beginning with her younger years in the country when she first fell for the well-known author and publisher, Willy ,...