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.
Keira Knightley
as Colette
Dominic West
as Willy
Denise Gough
as Missy
Fiona Shaw
as Sido
Robert Pugh
as Jules
Eleanor Tomlinson
as Georgie Raoul-Duval
Ray Panthaki
as Veber
Dickie Beau
as Wague
Jake Graf
as Gaston De Caillavet
Polina Litvak
as Lily
Rebecca Root
as Rachilde
Máté Haumann
as Count Muffat
