Violette

US Premiere

After the success of Seraphine, Martin Provost returns with this gorgeously rendered biopic. Tired of adhering to societal norms of the time period, French writer Violette Leduc caused a sensation in post-war France with her provocative, sexually explicit novels. Delivered with delicacy and insight, and set in the heady cultural milieu of Paris, Violette casts a sharp yet sympathetic gaze on the inner workings of Leduc, her fearless writing and the complex love she shared with revered feminist Simone de Beauvoir.