Tuesday, September 25, 2018

October Pick: Colette




Our October film choice is Colette, a biopic about the famous 19th century French novelist, which had a sensational debut at TIFF last month. The trailer makes the film seem delicious. Keira Knightly in the starring role is a funny, defiant whirlwind, while Dominic West, playing the husband who masqueraded as the author of her books, comes off as a convincingly devious villain.

We'll be seeing Colette at the Varsity Cineplex (Manulife Centre, Bloor & Bay) on Sunday, October 7 for the first matinee, exact time TBA. Yes, Sunday, not our usual Tuesday. 

What gives? When I polled Movie Club members about whether Sunday would work for them when no other cinema is offering matinees of a movie that's ideal for us, the result was clearly Yes. But when we do have the option of seeing films on Tuesdays, that's what we'll do. And as soon as the Varsity resumes weekday matinees - currently suspended because of loud construction noise - we'll go back to Tuesdays-only.

SYNOPSISAfter marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as "Willy" (Dominic West), Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (Keira Knightley) is transplanted from her childhood home in rural France to the intellectual and artistic splendour of Paris. Soon after, Willy convinces Colette to ghost-write for him. She pens a semi-autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country girl named Claudine, sparking a bestseller and a cultural sensation. After its success, Colette and Willy become the talk of Paris and their adventures inspire additional Claudine novels. Colette's fight over creative ownership and gender roles drives her to overcome societal constraints, revolutionizing literature, fashion and sexual expression.

TRAILERhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aVGl-UC19I

REVIEWShttps://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/keira-knightley-collette-movie-review-726911/ and http://collider.com/colette-movie-review/



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