Canada / Sep 06, 2013
2h 12min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Josette Ménard | La femme de ménage |
| Richard Chevallier | Louis Jouvet |
| Florent Bigot de Nesles | L'homme sur le chemin |
| Isabelle Sprung | Une villageoise |
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| Claudine Acs | La vieille dame |
| Pierre Gribling | Jacques, le mari de Violette |
| Marc Faure | Gaston Gallimard |
| Pierre-Alain Chapuis | Jacques Lemarchand |
| Laure Sirieix | La journaliste |
| Audrey Quoturi | Cliente librairie (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Violette |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français, Italiano |
| Production countries | Belgium, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TS Productions |
| Release date | 6 settembre 2013 |
| Production | Olivier Rausin, Miléna Poylo, Gilles Sacuto |
| Writer | Martin Provost, Marc Abdelnour, René de Ceccatty |
| Casting | Brigitte Moidon, Marie-France Michel |
| Editing | Ludo Troch |
| Cinematography | Yves Cape |
| Assistant directors | Martin Provost |
| Camera operators | Yves Cape |
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| Additional photography | Yves Cape |
| Production design | Thierry François, Catherine Jarrier-Prieur |
| Art direction | Catherine Jarrier-Prieur, Thierry François |
| Set decoration | Catherine Jarrier-Prieur, Thierry François |
| Music | Hugues Tabar-Nouval, Arvo Pärt, Emmanuel Croset, Emmanuel de Boissieu, Pascal Jasmes, Ingrid Ralet, Valérie Le Docte, Philippe van Leer |
| Sound | Hugues Tabar-Nouval, Arvo Pärt, Emmanuel Croset, Emmanuel de Boissieu, Pascal Jasmes, Ingrid Ralet, Valérie Le Docte, Philippe van Leer |
| Costume design | Madeline Fontaine, Aude Thomas Fidon, Stéphanie Selva |
| Makeup | Stéphanie Selva, Aude Thomas Fidon, Madeline Fontaine |
| Hairstyling | Aude Thomas Fidon, Stéphanie Selva, Madeline Fontaine |
Release dates
Theatrical release
France / Nov 06, 2013 / TP
Spain / Jun 13, 2014
Germany / Jun 26, 2014 / 12
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United States / Jun 27, 2014
Denmark / Jul 16, 2015 / 15
Digital
Switzerland / Sep 22, 2013 / 16
Ireland / Oct 03, 2014 / 15
Physical media
France / Mar 05, 2014
TV
France / Mar 05, 2026 / France•4
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