
After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as Willy, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette 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.
Cast

Keira Knightley
Colette

Dominic West
Willy

Denise Gough
Missy

Fiona Shaw
Sido

Robert Pugh
Jules

Eleanor Tomlinson
Georgie Raoul-Duval

Ray Panthaki
Veber

Dickie Beau
Wague

Jake Graf
Gaston De Caillavet

Polina Litvak
Lily

Rebecca Root
Rachilde

Máté Haumann
Count Muffat

Karen Gagnon
Aspiring Actress

Katinka Egres
Hungarian Countess

Alexis Latham
Second Heckler

Attila Árpa
Heckler

Peter Schueller
Reporter

Caroline Boulton
Flossy

Masayoshi Haneda
Baptiste (uncredited)

Scott Alexander Young
Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Julian Wadham
Ollendorff

Al Weaver
Schwob

Aiysha Hart
Polaire

Virág Bárány
Lotte Kinceler

Shannon Tarbet
Meg

Janine Harouni
Jeanne De Caillavet

Johnny K. Palmer
Paul Héon

Arabella Weir
Mme. De Caillavet
Sloan Thompson
Matilde
Kylie Watt
Opera Singer
Joe Geary
Bailiff
István Gyurity
Waiter

Alexandra Szucs
Second Actress
Mark Griffith
Photographer

Dorcas Coppin
Young Claudine

Nathanaël Bez
Sweetheart
David Delgado Shorter
Passer-by
Nick Scudamore
Priest
Anita Gera
Secret Lover

Csémy Balázs
Posh Heckler (uncredited)
Izzy Bayley-King
Polka Dancer (uncredited)

Peter Sztojanov, Jr.
Waiting Staff (uncredited)

Roderick Hill
Theatre Manager
Karl Farrer
Hero Polka Dancer (uncredited)
Crew
Bálint Emmer
Specialized Driver
Ferenc Béres
Specialized Driver

Wash Westmoreland
Director, Screenplay

Richard Glatzer
Screenplay, Story

Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Screenplay

Lucia Zucchetti
Editor

Giles Nuttgens
Director of Photography
Tom Russell
Colorist
Joe Geary
First Assistant Director
Tom Browne
Second Assistant Director
Bence Nagy
Third Assistant Director
Hugo Le Gourrierec
Third Assistant Director
Katalin Skuts
Production Coordinator

David Hinojosa
Head of Production
Joanna Laurie
Head of Production
Jeffrey Stott
Head of Production

Svetlana Metkina
Executive Producer
Mary Burke
Executive Producer
Norman Merry
Executive Producer
Joanne Dixon
Production Supervisor
Elizabeth Karlsen
Producer

Christine Vachon
Producer

Pamela Koffler
Producer

Stephen Woolley
Producer
Michel Litvak
Producer

Gary Michael Walters
Producer

Ildikó Kemény
Co-Producer

Lisa Zambri
Co-Producer
Caroline Levy
Co-Producer

David Minkowski
Co-Producer
Dominic Buchanan
Co-Producer
Martha Hood
Producer's Assistant
Sydney Foos
Producer's Assistant
Ashley King
Producer's Assistant, Post Production Coordinator
Michael Carlin
Production Design
György Horváth
First Assistant "A" Camera
Lukas Trso
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Zsolt Éliás
First Assistant "B" Camera
Balázs Gellén
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Péter Faludi
First Assistant "C" Camera
Dávid Vidács
Second Assistant "C" Camera
Attila Pfeffer
Steadicam Operator
Márton Ragályi
Steadicam Operator
András Pucsek
Camera Trainee
Thomas Currie
Epk Camera Operator
Polly Duval
Post Production Supervisor
Kirsty Kinnear
Casting Associate

Susie Figgis
Casting
Katalin Baranyi
Local Casting
Haraszti Blanka
Set Costumer
Orsi Rideg
Assistant Costume Designer
Eszter Antal
Costume Supervisor

Andrea Flesch
Costume Design
Ivana Primorac
Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Natasha Klipp
Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
Judit Halász
Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
Gemma Hoff
Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
Márta Barna
Art Department Coordinator
András Ajtai
Art Department Assistant
Katja Soltes
Supervising Art Director
Zalán Sipos
Standby Art Director
Andy Shelley
Supervising Sound Editor
Stephen Griffiths
Supervising Sound Editor
Robert Farr
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Csaba Major
Sound Recordist
Csongor Fazekas
Boom Operator
Csaba Zubonyai
Boom Operator
András Horváth
Boom Operator
Phillip Barrett
Foley Supervisor
Paul Hanks
Foley Artist
Simon Trundle
Foley Mixer
Gergő Csóri
Special Effects Technician
Ádám Szlávy
Special Effects Technician
Árpád Sipos
Special Effects Technician
Attila Vásári
Special Effects Technician
Attila Góczán
Special Effects Technician
László Pintér
Special Effects Technician
Géza Kocsis
Special Effects Technician
Gábor Kiszelly
Special Effects Supervisor
Sheila Wickens
Visual Effects Supervisor
Paul Driver
Visual Effects Producer
Ian Garland
Visual Effects Editor

Andie Davies
Visual Effects
Jeff North
CG Artist
Thomas Adès
Original Music Composer, Musician, Conductor, Orchestrator
Karen Elliott
Music Supervisor
Madison Westwood
Assistant Music Supervisor
Paul John Chandler
Music Editor
Soma Benke
Transportation Captain
Anita Füle
Transportation Captain
Erika Bognár
Transportation Coordinator
Veronika Kara
Production Accountant
Tamás Balázsi
First Assistant Accountant
Grant Wolstenholme
First Assistant Accountant
Tarn Harper
Post Production Accountant
Linda Presquar
Second Assistant Accountant
Györgyi Balog
Payroll Accountant
Dorina Pap
Payroll Accountant
Zoltán Lakatos
Rigging Gaffer
Lisa Chugg
Set Decoration
András Gaál
Assistant Set Decoration, Leadman
Nóra Talmaier
Assistant Set Decoration
László Kázmér Nagy-Kardos
Construction Coordinator
József Kiss
Construction Manager
Robert Viglasky
Still Photographer
Rowena Ladbury
Script Supervisor
Gábor Kövári
Electrician
Attila Kolozs
Electrician
Ádám Skardeli
Electrician
Kovács András
Electrician
Krisztián Szászi
Electrician
Gábor Iváncsik
Best Boy Electrician
Marcell Kolozsi
Standby Carpenter
Csaba Drótos
Standby Carpenter
Péter Németh
Cast Driver
György Mihálovics
Cast Driver
Zsolt Bécsi
Cast Driver
Izabella Szabadkai
Set Production Assistant, Stand In
Tamás Felkai
Set Production Assistant, Stand In
Márton Katona
Set Production Assistant
Arisztotelész Stergiu
Location Manager
Krisztián Németh
Location Assistant
Dávid Fillenz
Location Assistant
Richard Rácz
Assistant Location Manager
Andrea Vida
Set Decorating Coordinator
Johnny Benn
Editorial Coordinator
Szilvia Miczek
Travel Coordinator
Ágnes Gecs
Travel Coordinator
Gergo Daniel
Stunts
Gábor Perei
Stunts
Ádám Bertalan
Stunts
Bence Ferenczi
Stunts

Norbert Kovács
Stunts
Jenei Attila
Stunts
Jenei Csaba
Stunts

Béla Unger
Stunt Coordinator
Alex Reynolds
Choreographer
Krisztián Gaál
Property Master
Dávid Szekeres
Assistant Property Master
Csaba Morva
Cableman
Vilmos Keszler
Best Boy Grip
Emmanuel Cirasa
Systems Administrators & Support
Chris Burton
Systems Administrators & Support
Toby James
Epk Producer
Beatrice Bowdon
Actor's Assistant
Gábor Nagy
Video Assist Operator
Székely Bálint
Video Assist Operator
Fiona DeSouza
Associate Editor
Zita Galántai
Draughtsman
Judit Bozsik
Draughtsman
Attila Szücs
Key Grip
Bence Bakos
Grip
Tamás Kollár
Grip
Gergo Vasari
Grip

Balázs Vákár
Gaffer
Felícián Keresztes
Production Manager
Péter 'Soma' Somlyai
Digital Imaging Technician
Tom Burke
Title Designer
Pál Csicsman
Dressing Prop
Gergő Hajdú
Dressing Prop
Dániel Hajdú
Dressing Prop
Eszter Vogel
Assistant Production Manager
Csaba Benedek
Unit Manager
István Hári
Assistant Unit Manager
Márton Solymosi
Additional Grip
Máté Gajdics
Production Office Assistant
Katie Croft
Digital Intermediate Assistant
Michael Hopkins
Digital Intermediate Assistant
Cesar Piletti
Digital Intermediate Assistant
Gianluca Ferrari
Digital Intermediate Assistant
Kerry McGlone
Unit Publicist
Kate Lee
Unit Publicist
Renátó Cseh
Art Direction
Hedvig Király
Art Direction
Peter Owen
Wigmaker
Karen Wand
Compositor
TJ Singh
Compositor
Michael Harrison
Compositor
Krystal Galley
Compositor
Reno Cicero
Compositor
Enci Bognar
Graphic Designer
János Papp
Health and Safety

Tyra Banks
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