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It's not so much pretension as exaggeration
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Colette

It's not so much pretensionas exaggeration

It's not so much pretension
as exaggeration

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It's not so much pretension as exaggeration.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:37
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.
Larger than life, to present a personality with a capital P. - Colette 00:05
Larger than life, to present a personality with a capital P.
- Did that woman have a capital P? - Which one? - Colette 00:04
- Did that woman have a capital P? - Which one?
Because that's what one does to pass the time, stave off boredom. - Colette 00:05
Because that's what one does to pass the time, stave of...
And he's going home with his beautiful bride, - Colette 00:05
And he's going home with his beautiful bride,
"All the humor and vivacity descends into a dreadful operatic swamp. - Colette 00:05
"All the humor and vivacity descends into a dreadful op...
It releases the very toxins of man's soul, - Colette 00:10
It releases the very toxins of man's soul,
It'll have enough literature for the highbrows - Colette 00:07
It'll have enough literature for the highbrows
You're fastidious, exacting. - Colette 00:04
You're fastidious, exacting.
She's 18, she's gorgeous, - Colette 00:08
She's 18, she's gorgeous,
And then him, our hero, Renaud, - Colette 00:07
And then him, our hero, Renaud,
He's captivated by her. She seduces him in her shabby rooms. - Colette 00:04
He's captivated by her. She seduces him in her shabby r...
They have five entire days of carnal ecstasy, - Colette 00:07
They have five entire days of carnal ecstasy,
Will he ever get back to his wholesome friends and his burgeoning career? - Colette 00:05
Will he ever get back to his wholesome friends and his burge...
Or will he be dragged down by her toxic embrace, - Colette 00:09
Or will he be dragged down by her toxic embrace,
You married a literary entrepreneur. It's a phenomenal disaster. - Colette 00:04
You married a literary entrepreneur. It's a phenomenal ...
Uh, "The contract you sent me is eminently fair, - Colette 00:10
Uh, "The contract you sent me is eminently fair,
That's 571, Lotte, for one month. - Colette 00:05
That's 571, Lotte, for one month.
Yeah, but for that money I can get laid five times a day by a prostitute. - Colette 00:04
Yeah, but for that money I can get laid five times a day by ...
She's not a disreputable woman. They've even written a play about her. - Colette 00:05
She's not a disreputable woman. They've even writt...
We're slave to our urges. And here in the city, - Colette 00:06
We're slave to our urges. And here in the city,