Colette

Writer/Director Wash Westmoreland’s Colette is a well-acted (Keira Knightly and Dominic West), beautifully filmed (Giles Nuttgens) and stunningly designed (Michael Carlin) drama with interesting dialogue by Westmoreland, Richard Glatzer and Rebecca Lenkiewicz.  The film's problem, however, is Glatzer’s story.

As is often the case with a film based on a real person, the Writer mistakes a narrative film for a documentary and gives too much of the actual biography and not enough of what the film is about…here, the emancipation of a late 19^th century/early 20^th century woman.  So, the setup drags a bit.

Once it get beyond Colette’s early years, however, the story picks up steam and leads to a rousing conclusion.

I give Colette a 3.9 out of 5.