I had a class a few days ago on intellectual property, and I found it incredibly intriguing. Intellectual property theft can come in diverse ways, and I thought to myself after a rather exhilarating class that I needed to see some fictional adaptation of intellectual property theft, whether by books or movies, and then I came across this one. I’d never seen it before, but I settled in for the ride, and what a ride it was!
It’s the end of the 19th century, and Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, who comes from a rural French county, is having an affair with Willy. In time, Willy brings Colette to Paris and showcases her as his bride to all his elitist friends, who are bewildered that a man of Willy’s calibre is settling for marriage. While he employs ghostwriters to write books for him, he keeps Colette in charge of his letters.
Until he finds out that he’s unable to keep up with expenses due to his ostentatious habit of entertaining socialites and living beyond his means. After Colette tells him stories of her days as a schoolgirl, Willy concocts a rather devious plan. One where he is sure to always have his cake and eat it.
I’ve often heard that the truth is much more stranger than fiction, and I thought that to be bizarre till I started paying close attention to the things we often hear happen in real life, and I think to myself that if this were adapted into a fictional movie or book, the author would probably be cancelled for being psychotic, but here we are with this rather strange piece.
I didn’t have issues with the movie adaptation of the screenplay “Colette,” but I do think that it would have been much more invigorating to see if it were not so awfully British. No offence, I hope, but you would agree that if it were left as French, it would have been much more scintillating, as they are known for their liberalities, which would have been heavily incorporated into the movie.
Maybe that’s why, even with the stellar performance of Keira Knightley who played the role of Colette, I still thought she was rather woody and not as fluid with her role as I’d have liked, same with Dominic West, who following the screenplay, doesn’t seem to be a good match for the role of the narcissistic, cunningly devious yet undeniably charming man that was Willy. While there was an obvious mismatch in the casting, every other thing else seemed to work quite splendidly.
I will not lie, this is an enjoyable piece, and I was quite satisfied with the ending. Intellectual property theft is abominable, which is why, as a community, plagiarism is heavily frowned upon. The kind of movie that may not necessarily stay with you, but is several bundles of delight, nonetheless. A great piece. Hope you enjoy!
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