Plot Summary
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.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- Violette
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- fr
Where to watch free (US)
Kanopy
Hoopla
Cast
Emmanuelle Devos
Violette Leduc
Sandrine Kiberlain
Simone de Beauvoir
Olivier Gourmet
Jacques Guérin
Frans Boyer
Le jeune paysan
Catherine Hiegel
Berthe Leduc
Jacques Bonnaffé
Jean Genet
Olivier Py
Maurice Sachs
Nathalie Richard
Hermine
Stanley Weber
Le jeune maçon
Jean Toscane
Monsieur Motté
Nicole Colchat
Madame Belaval
Fabrizio Rongione
Yvon Belaval
Erwan Creignou
Marcel
Vincent Schmitt
Un forain
Jean-Paul Dubois
Ernest
Paulette Frantz
Madame Moustier
Valérie Kéruzoré
La secrétaire des éditions Gallimard
Sylvie Jobert
La libraire
Thierry Nenez
Le concierge
Marie-Aline Thomassin
La secrétaire de Jacques Guérin
Production Companies
TS Productions
