Violette
Born out of wedlock early in the last century, Violette Leduc meets Simone de Beauvoir in postwar Saint-Germain-des-Près. An intense lifelong relationship develops between the two women authors, based on Violette's quest for freedom through writing and on Simone's conviction that she holds in her hands the destiny of an extraordinary writer.
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Cast
31 people
Emmanuelle Devos
Violette Leduc
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Read My Lips
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Sandrine Kiberlain
Simone de Beauvoir
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Olivier Gourmet
Jacques Guérin
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Frans Boyer
Le jeune paysan
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The Red Collar
Catherine Hiegel
Berthe Leduc
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French Twist
Jacques Bonnaffé
Jean Genet
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First Name: Carmen
The Marching Band
Olivier Py
Maurice Sachs
Known for
When the Cat's Away
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Nathalie Richard
Hermine
Known for
Young & Beautiful
Never Let Me Go
Stanley Weber
Le jeune maçon
Known for
Britannia
Drops of God
Jean Toscane
Monsieur Motté
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Omar Killed Me
Jean Toscan
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Nicole Colchat
Madame Belaval
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Three Days and a Life
Martin Provost Director · Marc Abdelnour Screenplay René de Ceccatty Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.6M · Budget $6M · United States release June 27, 2014
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,600,000
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
TS Productions
Production
Belgium · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Italian
Release dates
Canada · September 6, 2013
Theatrical
France · November 6, 2013
Theatrical
United States · June 27, 2014
Theatrical
Denmark
July 16, 2015 · Theatrical
France
March 5, 2014 · Physical
March 5, 2026 · TV · France•4
Germany
June 26, 2014 · Theatrical
Ireland
October 3, 2014 · Digital
Spain
June 13, 2014 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 22, 2013 · Digital
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