Becoming Colette | |
Director: | Danny Huston |
Producer: | Heinz J. Bibo Peer J. Oppenheimer |
Starring: | Klaus Maria Brandauer Mathilda May Virginia Madsen |
Music: | John Scott |
Cinematography: | Wolfgang Treu |
Editing: | Peter Taylor Roberto Silvi |
Runtime: | 97 minutes |
Country: | 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.
The shooting was marked by the violence of Klaus Maria Brandauer towards Mathilda May, without intervention of the film crew to protect her.[1]
The film was released in New York City on November 6, 1992.[2]
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 ..."[3]
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."[4]
Rita Kempley of The Washington Post also gave the film a negative review, describing it as "negligible".[5]