Violette

September. 06,2013      
Rating:
6.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Emmanuelle Devos as  Violette Leduc
Sandrine Kiberlain as  Simone de Beauvoir
Olivier Gourmet as  Jacques Guérin
Frans Boyer as  Le jeune paysan
Catherine Hiegel as  Berthe Leduc
Jacques Bonnaffé as  Jean Genet
Olivier Py as  Maurice Sachs
Nathalie Richard as  Hermine
Stanley Weber as  Le jeune maçon
Jean Toscane as  Monsieur Motté