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Colette is the queer period drama we’ve been waiting for

By Xtra Video • October 1, 2018 10:15 am EDT • Updated October 1, 2018 3:00 pm EDT

Director Wash Westmoreland speaks about his new film Colette, starring Keira Knightley and Dominic West. “I don’t see queer cinema and mainstream heterosexual cinema as being completely separate.”

Legacy: October 1, 2018 3:00 pmAn earlier version of this post incorrectly spelled Wash Westmoreland’s first and last name.

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