Review of Colette (2018) by Dawdlingpoet — 22 Nov 2021

I found this an interesting film in terms of the plot, given its based on a true story. Loosely speaking, its about female independence and empowerment (or the lack of it), in the time its set in - the early 1900s. I liked the determination Colette showed in the face of the social landscape she finds herself in. I like how she stands up for herself and I felt Keira Knightley did well in her performance, while Dominic West also does well as Colettes husband, Willy, who sounds really quite intimidating when he tries to force her to keep writing on his behalf, claiming its for their own good etc.

I especially liked that at the end, we're shown what I assume to be real historical photos of Colette accompanied with text explaining what happened in her life after the time the film ends at. Its always nice to see details about the real story after the dramatised depiction, or adaptation, of it. I say that as obviously I can't vouch for how accurate it is but its certainly very much a watchable film, one I'd recommend.