keira knightly and dominic west star in the lavish biopic of the celebrated and controversial french writer.   after marrying a successful parisian writer known commonly as “willy” dominic west, sidonie gabrielle colette keira knightley is transplanted from her childhood home in rural france to the intellectual and artistic splendor of paris. Soon after, willy convinces colette to ghostwrite for him. She pens a semi autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country girl named claudine, sparking a bestseller and a cultural sensation. After its success, colette and willy become the talk of paris and their adventures inspire additional claudine novels. Colette's fight over creative ownership defies gender roles and drives her to overcome societal constraints, revolutionizing literature, fashion and sexual expression.   directed by wash westmoreland and written by wash westmoreland, richard glatzer, rebecca lenkiewicz.   release date  6th may 2019