Released:
2013-09-06

Overview:
Born out of wedlock early in the last century, Violette Leduc meets Simone de Beauvoir in postwar Saint-Germain-des-Près. An intense lifelong relationship develops between the two women authors, based on Violette's quest for freedom through writing and on Simone's conviction that she holds in her hands the destiny of an extraordinary writer.

Director:
Martin Provost

Runtime:
2h 12min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Emmanuelle Devos
  as
  Violette Leduc
• 
  Sandrine Kiberlain
  as
  Simone de Beauvoir
• 
  Olivier Gourmet
  as
  Jacques Guérin
• 
  Frans Boyer
  as
  Le jeune paysan
• 
  Catherine Hiegel
  as
  Berthe Leduc