VIOLETTE
2014 Films
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2h 12m
Born out of wedlock early in the last century, Violette Leduc meets Simone de Beauvoir in post‐war Saint‐Germain‐des‐Prés. 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.
Direction: Martin Provost
Script: Martin Provost, Marc Abdelnour, René de Ceccatty
Production: Miléna Poylo, Gilles Sacuto, Miléna Poylo,
Cinematography: Yves Cape
Editing: Ludo Troch
Production Design: Thierry François
Costume Design: Madeline Fontaine
Sound: Pascal Jasmes
Cast: Emmanuelle Devos, Sandrine Kiberlain, Olivier Gourmet, Catherine Hiegel, Jacques Bonnaffé, Olivier Py
Original Title: VIOLETTE
Original Language: French
Subtitles: English
Film Production Countries: France, Belgium
Biography of the Director/s
Cinéma
Courts métrages
1990 J'ai peur du noir
1992 Cocon
Longs métrages
1997 Tortilla Y cinema
2003 Le Ventre de Juliette
2008 Séraphine - Remporte sept César dont celui de meilleur film
2011 Où va la nuit
Romans
1992 Aime-moi vite (Flammarion)
2008 Léger, humain, pardonnable (Le Seuil)
2009 La Rousse Péteuse (Gallimard Jeunesse)
2010 Bifteck (Phébus)
Awards Won
Special Mention from the Golden Anchor Competition for Emmanuelle Devos at Haifa Film Festival 2013
Audience award at Cinemania 2013
World Sales:
Doc & Film International
Daniela Elstner
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Paris, 75003 , France
E-Mail: [email protected]
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Website: http://www.docandfilm.com/
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