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Violette 2013 Directed by Martin Provost

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.

Country France
Production Countries Belgium , France
Language French
Spoken Languages French , Italian
Gnere Drama
Production Company TS Productions
Release Date 6 September 2013
132 mins
Cast
Emmanuelle Devos Violette Leduc
Sandrine Kiberlain Simone de Beauvoir
Olivier Gourmet Jacques Guérin
Frans Boyer Le jeune paysan
Catherine Hiegel Berthe Leduc
Jacques Bonnaffé Jean Genet
Olivier Py Maurice Sachs
Stanley Weber Le jeune maçon
Jean Toscane Monsieur Motté
Nicole Colchat Madame Belaval
Fabrizio Rongione Yvon Belaval
Vincent Schmitt Un forain
Paulette Frantz Madame Moustier
Valérie Kéruzoré La secrétaire des éditions Gallimard
Sylvie Jobert La libraire
Thierry Nenez Le concierge
Marie-Aline Thomassin La secrétaire de Jacques Guérin
Josette Ménard La femme de ménage
Richard Chevallier Louis Jouvet
Florent Bigot de Nesles L'homme sur le chemin
Isabelle Sprung Une villageoise
Claudine Acs La vieille dame
Pierre Gribling Jacques, le mari de Violette
Marc Faure Gaston Gallimard
Pierre-Alain Chapuis Jacques Lemarchand
Laure Sirieix La journaliste
Audrey Quoturi Cliente librairie (uncredited)