Colette

Colette (2020)

Nazi occupied France. Resistance took courage. Seventy-five years later, Facing one's ghosts may take even more.

World War II. Not all warriors wore uniforms. Not all warriors were men. Meet ninety-year-old Colette Catherine who, as a young girl, fought the Nazis as a member of the French Resistance. Now she’s about to re-open old wounds, re-visting the terrors of that time. Some nightmares are too terrible to remember. But also, too dangerous to forget.

Date of release
2020-02-16
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (47)
Runtime
24m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Anthony Giacchino

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)

Colette is a 2020 French-language American documentary film directed by Anthony Giacchino and produced by Alice Doyard, Annie Small and Aaron Matthews.

Background

The film was directed by Anthony Giacchino and produced by Alice Doyard, Aaron Matthews, and Annie Small. It was released by The Guardian. The idea came to the team when they were filming a documentary about a U.S. World War II veteran who made an emergency landing in Normandy during Operation Overlord. Their guide introduced them to Colette Marin-Catherine. An interview ensued, but the filmmakers did not want a simple portrait.

The filmmakers paid attention to reverence and gave Marin-Catherine the opportunity to determine when the camera should stop filming. Before each scene, they outlined how they would film that scene, but gave Fouble control over the scene and the freedom to express her feelings, as well as the final word.

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