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Colette

I was a rather awkward child, if you can imagine mein pigtails and a dress

I was a rather awkward child, if you can imagine me
in pigtails and a dress

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I was a rather awkward child,
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if you can imagine me in pigtails and a dress.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:16:01
Uploaded
Jun 22, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, history
Production
Number 9 Films,Bold Films,Killer Films

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Movie Summary

Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms.
I never felt like I belonged, - Colette 00:08
I never felt like I belonged,
Of course, it's far easier for me than for a woman of no means, - Colette 00:07
Of course, it's far easier for me than for a woman of n...
- What about me? - Well, I dress as a man. - Colette 00:04
- What about me? - Well, I dress as a man.
Willy's demanding, yes, but he also gives me a lot of freedom. - Colette 00:06
Willy's demanding, yes, but he also gives me a lot of f...
That's out of the question. Ollendorff would never agree to it. - Colette 00:04
That's out of the question. Ollendorff would never agre...
Tetette, do you really want to kill the goose - Colette 00:05
Tetette, do you really want to kill the goose
And... most people know, or they suspect. - Colette 00:04
And... most people know, or they suspect.
- That's not fair, Willy. - Look, we can't risk it, - Colette 00:05
- That's not fair, Willy. - Look, we can't risk it...
And you, with your funny clothes - Colette 00:05
And you, with your funny clothes
- I need my name on the book. - No. Willy is a brand. - Colette 00:05
- I need my name on the book. - No. Willy is a brand.
You fat, smug, lazy, selfish bastard. - Colette 00:04
You fat, smug, lazy, selfish bastard.
So if you can't pull it off as high art, - Colette 00:05
So if you can't pull it off as high art,
He does the movements with me. He's rather good. - Colette 00:04
He does the movements with me. He's rather good.
Do you know, Wague thinks that I'll be ready to go on the stage in a few weeks. - Colette 00:05
Do you know, Wague thinks that I'll be ready to go on t...
I have to agree with Monsieur Willy, ma'am. It's not very ladylike. - Colette 00:04
I have to agree with Monsieur Willy, ma'am. It's n...
So you and the marquise prance around the studio - Colette 00:06
So you and the marquise prance around the studio
I've had an idea. It'll be called The Dream of Egypt. - Colette 00:06
I've had an idea. It'll be called The Dream of Egy...
A scandalous sensation starring Madame Colette Willy and... - Colette 00:04
A scandalous sensation starring Madame Colette Willy and...
- We do perfectly well with the cancan. - I've seen it half empty on a weeknight. - Colette 00:04
- We do perfectly well with the cancan. - I've seen it ...
Meg. You look beautiful. - Colette 00:04
Meg. You look beautiful.