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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.
Theatrical
Jun 27, 2014
DVD / Blu-ray
May 6, 2014
Director
Writers
Martin Provost, Marc Abdelnour, René de Ceccatty
Producers
Music
Studio
TS Productions
Original Language
French
Cast
Full credits →E
Emmanuelle Devos
Violette Leduc
S
Sandrine Kiberlain
Simone de Beauvoir
O
Olivier Gourmet
Jacques Guérin
F
Frans Boyer
Le jeune paysan
C
Catherine Hiegel
Berthe Leduc
J
Jacques Bonnaffé
Jean Genet
O
Olivier Py
Maurice Sachs
N
Nathalie Richard
Hermine
S
Stanley Weber
Le jeune maçon
J
Jean Toscane
Monsieur Motté
N
Nicole Colchat
Madame Belaval
F
Fabrizio Rongione
Yvon Belaval
E
Erwan Creignou
Marcel
V
Vincent Schmitt
Un forain
J
Jean-Paul Dubois
Ernest
P
Paulette Frantz
Madame Moustier
V
Valérie Kéruzoré
La secrétaire des éditions Gallimard
S
Sylvie Jobert
La libraire
T
Thierry Nenez
Le concierge
M
Marie-Aline Thomassin
La secrétaire de Jacques Guérin
