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Violette / TS Productions présente ; une coproduction France 3 Cinéma, Climax Films ; scénario, Martin Provost, Marc Abdelnour et René de Ceccatty ; produit par Miléna Poylo & Gilles Sacuto ; un film de Martin Provost.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: ADPT11 | Adopt FilmsLanguage: French Original language: French Subtitle language: English Distributor: [United States] : Adopt Films, [2014]Description: 1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Photography, Yves Cape ; editor, Ludo Troch ; music, Hugues Tabar-Nouval.
Cast: Emmanuelle Devos, Sandrine Kiberlain, Olivier Gourmet, Catherine Hiegel, Jacques Bonnaffé, Olivier Py.Summary: Violette LeDuc is one of the foremost French writers of the twentieth century. In a beautifully mounted production, director Martin Provost depicts LeDuc's extraordinary life, from her low beginnings as the illegitimate daughter of a servant girl to becoming ensconced in France's literary elite. Violette LeDuc is determined, obsessed even, to make something of her life. Writing is her ticket out of misery, and with the encouragement and mentorship of Simone de Beauvoir, she achieves renown.
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Adult DVD Adult DVD Dr. James Carlson Library DVD WORLD Violette Available 33111008295566
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Director Martin Provost takes the helm for this biographical drama centering on the enduring relationship between French feminist author Violette Leduc (Emmanuelle Devos) and famed intellectual Simone de Beauvoir (Sandrine Kiberlain). Following a chance meeting in post-WWII war Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the two authors establish a bond that will both enrich their careers, and last the rest of their lives. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Duration: 1:38:00.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.

Photography, Yves Cape ; editor, Ludo Troch ; music, Hugues Tabar-Nouval.

Emmanuelle Devos, Sandrine Kiberlain, Olivier Gourmet, Catherine Hiegel, Jacques Bonnaffé, Olivier Py.

Violette LeDuc is one of the foremost French writers of the twentieth century. In a beautifully mounted production, director Martin Provost depicts LeDuc's extraordinary life, from her low beginnings as the illegitimate daughter of a servant girl to becoming ensconced in France's literary elite. Violette LeDuc is determined, obsessed even, to make something of her life. Writing is her ticket out of misery, and with the encouragement and mentorship of Simone de Beauvoir, she achieves renown.

DVD, NTSC, widescreen 16:9 aspect, Dolby digital stereo.

French dialogue with English subtitles.

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