Colette

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.

• infidelity
• france
• paris, france
• nobel prize
• biography
• based on true story
• author
• lgbt
• music hall
• trans man
• 19th century
• abusive marriage
• ghost writer
• transgender
• french literature
• critical
• comforting
• biopic