Towards the end of her years, France’s most celebrated female novelist looked back with rueful humor. “What a wonderful life I’ve had,” Colette wryly observed. “I only wish I’d realized it sooner.” A ...

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After earning two Oscar nominations for period work—in Pride & Prejudice and The Imitation Game—Keira Knightley dons a corset once more for Colette, directed by Wash Westmoreland and written by ...

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Trained as a dancer, singer, actress & entertainer in the UK and the Netherlands. Born in a family of music lovers, Colette was brought up with jazz, as her father played and loved it! That love ...