Violette

– Born out of wedlock early in the last century, Violette Leduc meets Simone de Beauvoir in postwar Sa..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.00 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 19 Minutes
Release Year:
2013
Violette (2013)

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.

Producing Country:
Filming Locations:

Violette (2013) - Trailer

Release Date:

06 Nov 2013

Language:

French

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Martin Provost

Writer:

Martin Provost (screenplay), Marc Abdelnour (screenplay), René de Ceccatty (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Emmanuelle Devos, Sandrine Kiberlain, Olivier Gourmet, Catherine Hiegel

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, relationship based on the quest for freedom by writing to Violet and conviction for Simone to have in their hands the fate of an extraordinary writer.

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination.

Production:

Adopt Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
85%
Metacritic:
72%