Bleecker Street has released a new trailer for the true-story dramaColette, which debuted at the Sundance film festival earlier this year to rave reviews and subsequently played at TIFF. Directed byWash Westmoreland(Still Alice), the film starsKeria Knightleyas Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, a whip-smart woman who moves from rural France to the artistic splendor of Paris after marrying successful writer Willy (Dominic West). Willy subsequently convinces Colette to ghostwrite a book for him, and her semi-autobiographical novel becomes a smash hit. But the success complicates both the couple’s relationship and Colette’s life, as gender roles, sexuality, and societal constraints are questioned.
This movie continues to look great, and this trailer has a really terrific pulse to it that makes the proceedings feel urgent and compelling. Queer cinema has taken great strides over the last few years, but to tell a queer period story is something else entirely, and I’m excited to see the full film for myself.
Watch theColettetrailer below, andclick here to read Perri’s review of the film. Scripted by Westmoreland,Richard Glatzer, andRebecca Lenkiewicz, the film also starsDenise Gough,Fiona Shaw,Robert Pugh, andEleanor Tomlinson.Coletteis now playing in limited release.
Here’s the official synopsis forColette:
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 defies gender roles and drives her to overcome societal constraints, revolutionizing literature, fashion and sexual expression. Directed by Wash Westmoreland and written by Wash Westmoreland, Richard Glatzer, Rebecca Lenkiewicz.
