Violette
Drama
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.
VIBE
A deeply felt, intellectual portrait of a writer's struggle for self-expression and freedom. It’s a film about the fierce, complex bonds of female friendship and the consuming nature of artistic ambition.
introspectivemelancholicintenseliteraryslow-burnperiod dramaarthousecharacter-drivenwritingfemale friendshipambitionidentity
