| Becoming Colette | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Danny Huston |
| Written by | Ruth Graham |
| Produced by | Heinz J. Bibo Peer J. Oppenheimer |
| Starring | Klaus Maria Brandauer Mathilda May Virginia Madsen |
| Cinematography | Wolfgang Treu |
| Edited by | Peter Taylor Roberto Silvi |
| Music by | John Scott |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Countries | Germany United Kingdom France |
| Language | English |
Becoming Colette is a 1992 German-British-French biographical drama film written by Ruth Graham, directed by Danny Huston and starring Klaus Maria Brandauer and Mathilda May as Henry Gauthier-Villars and Colette respectively.
Cast
- Klaus Maria Brandauer as Henry Gauthier-Villars
- Mathilda May as Colette
- Virginia Madsen as Polaire
- Paul Rhys as Chapo
- John van Dreelen as Albert
- Jean-Pierre Aumont as Captain
- Lucienne Hamon as Sido
- Georg Tryphon as Creditor
Release
The film was released in New York City on November 6, 1992.[1]
Reception
Joe Leydon of Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Not even a twinkly eyed, scene-stealing turn by Klaus Maria Brandauer is enough to enliven Danny Huston's Becoming Colette ..."[2]
Peter Rainer of the Los Angeles Times also gave the film a negative review and wrote, "The film, which was directed by Danny Huston and scripted by Ruth Graham, has an airless, disembodied quality—not exactly what one wants from a movie about a sensualist of genius."[3]
Rita Kempley of The Washington Post also gave the film a negative review, describing it as "negligible".[4]
References
- ↑ Canby, Vincent (November 6, 1992). "The Making of a French Literary Legend". The New York Times. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
The film, which opens today at the Sutton, is not quite a nonstop scream but, in its determinedly flatfooted way, it's as saucy a piece of movie baggage as has turned up in two or three decades.
- ↑ Leydon, Joe (May 12, 1992). "Becoming Colette". Variety. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ↑ Rainer, Peter (November 20, 1992). "MOVIE REVIEW : An Unbecoming 'Becoming Colette'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ↑ Kempley, Rita (November 25, 1992). "'Becoming Colette'". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 12, 2023.