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Colette

Words are... deceptive little bastards, but if you trace mine to their source,to my...

Words are... deceptive little bastards, but if you trace mine to their source,
to my bruised and aching heart

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Words are... deceptive little bastards,
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but if you trace mine to their source, to my bruised and aching heart...
Duration
9 seconds
Views
49
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:48
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 can read you like the top line of an optician's chart - Colette 00:06
I can read you like the top line of an optician's chart
One day in winter, when the first snow started, - Colette 00:07
One day in winter, when the first snow started,
As Mademoiselle Terrain was writing on the blackboard, - Colette 00:07
As Mademoiselle Terrain was writing on the blackboard,
Or get another job! Get some other bloody idiot to hire you! - Colette 00:04
Or get another job! Get some other bloody idiot to hire you!
I've got 300 from the Echo, 425 from the latest vamp novel, - Colette 00:07
I've got 300 from the Echo, 425 from the latest vamp no...
- How can we spend so much money? - The mortgage, Matilde, restaurants... - Colette 00:04
- How can we spend so much money? - The mortgage, Matilde, r...
The wolves are at the door. - Colette 00:04
The wolves are at the door.
My name is Claudine. - Colette 00:09
My name is Claudine.
You can change events, add a character. Just adapt it to the times. - Colette 00:05
You can change events, add a character. Just adapt it to the...
All people really want is the feeling, the... emotion, - Colette 00:07
All people really want is the feeling, the... emotion,
And if they do, - Colette 00:06
And if they do,
These are the copses, - Colette 00:32
These are the copses,
It's beautiful. I spent the whole day in Saint-Sauveur. - Colette 00:04
It's beautiful. I spent the whole day in Saint-Sauveur.
Nothing. It's a... It's a truly wonderful depiction. - Colette 00:05
Nothing. It's a... It's a truly wonderful depictio...
And... we won't be able to get it published. - Colette 00:05
And... we won't be able to get it published.
So, I'll treat you like any other writer I'm giving a report to, shall I? - Colette 00:04
So, I'll treat you like any other writer I'm givin...
A novel by Willy grips you from chapter one, - Colette 00:04
A novel by Willy grips you from chapter one,
It's too cloying. It's too feminine. - Colette 00:04
It's too cloying. It's too feminine.
He's the king of the cantomime. Let's get a drink. - Colette 00:04
He's the king of the cantomime. Let's get a drink.
I don't care. I don't need to leave my mark on the world. - Colette 00:05
I don't care. I don't need to leave my mark on the...