COLETTE

 This tale of how the French novelist Colette overturned the social norms of the day by getting herself recognized as the author of her own work, which had previously been claimed by her husband, is an extremely handsome looking and entertaining picture with a fine screenplay by director Wash Westmoreland, Richard Glatzer and Rebecca Lenkiewicz and excellent performances from Keira Knightley in the title role, Dominic West as her untrustworthy spouse and Denise Gough as the woman she loved.

It's an unusual story that many people may not have known and, of course, it makes a strong feminist statement  without feeling in any way didactic, (Colette didn't just challenge literary and social norms but sexual ones as well). It's also that rare thing, a film about writing that's also very cinematic and it plays out like a literary thriller, a will-she-or-won't-she when we already know the outcome). No classic, perhaps, but still a couple of hours in good company.