Violette Leduc, born a bastard at the beginning of last century, meets Simone de Beauvoir in the years after the war in St-Germain-des-Prés. Then begins an intense relationship between the two women that will last throughout their lives, relationship based on the quest for freedom by writing to Violet and conviction for Simone to have in their hands the fate of an extraordinary writer. Read more …
Delicately balanced, sophisticated and unashamed of its clever context, Martin Provost's fifth film is a must for anyone with a specific interest in the literary and philosophical star system of post-war Paris.
Lengthy but beautifully played.
Emmanuelle Devos brings enormous charisma to this story of writerly ambition and romantic disappointment.
Beautifully crafted, insightful.
A deeply satisfying combination of fascinating subject, ace performers and refined directorial sensibility.
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