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Violette (2013)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 12M

Director : Martin Provost
Writer : Martin Provost

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Emmanuelle Devos
Emmanuelle Devos
Violette Leduc
Sandrine Kiberlain
Sandrine Kiberlain
Simone de Beauvoir
Olivier Gourmet
Olivier Gourmet
Jacques Guérin
Frans Boyer
Frans Boyer
Le jeune paysan
Catherine Hiegel
Catherine Hiegel
Berthe Leduc
Jacques Bonnaffé
Jacques Bonnaffé
Jean Genet
Olivier Py
Olivier Py
Maurice Sachs
Nathalie Richard
Nathalie Richard
Hermine
Stanley Weber
Stanley Weber
Le jeune maçon
Jean Toscane
Jean Toscane
Monsieur Motté
Nicole Colchat
Nicole Colchat
Madame Belaval
Fabrizio Rongione
Fabrizio Rongione
Yvon Belaval
Erwan Creignou
Erwan Creignou
Marcel
Vincent Schmitt
Vincent Schmitt
Un forain
Jean-Paul Dubois
Jean-Paul Dubois
Ernest
Paulette Frantz
Paulette Frantz
Madame Moustier
Valérie Kéruzoré
Valérie Kéruzoré
La secrétaire des éditions Gallimard
Sylvie Jobert
Sylvie Jobert
La libraire
Thierry Nenez
Thierry Nenez
Le concierge
Marie-Aline Thomassin
Marie-Aline Thomassin
La secrétaire de Jacques Guérin
Josette Ménard
Josette Ménard
La femme de ménage
Richard Chevallier
Richard Chevallier
Louis Jouvet
Florent Bigot de Nesles
Florent Bigot de Nesles
L'homme sur le chemin
Isabelle Sprung
Isabelle Sprung
Une villageoise
Claudine Acs
Claudine Acs
La vieille dame
Pierre Gribling
Pierre Gribling
Jacques, le mari de Violette
Marc Faure
Marc Faure
Gaston Gallimard
Pierre-Alain Chapuis
Pierre-Alain Chapuis
Jacques Lemarchand
Laure Sirieix
Laure Sirieix
La journaliste
Audrey Quoturi
Audrey Quoturi
Cliente librairie (uncredited)

Crews

Martin Provost
Martin Provost
Director
Martin Provost
Martin Provost
Screenplay
Hugues Tabar-Nouval
Hugues Tabar-Nouval
Original Music Composer
Ludo Troch
Ludo Troch
Editor
Thierry François
Thierry François
Production Design
Catherine Jarrier-Prieur
Catherine Jarrier-Prieur
Set Decoration
Yves Cape
Yves Cape
Director of Photography

Trailers and other movies

Violette trailer - English subtitles

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