The Children of the Century
1999•2h 15m•5.9•Released
DramaRomance
True tale of the tumultuous love affair between two French literary icons of the 19th Century, novelist George Sand and poet Alfred de Musset. But their affair falls apart during an excursion to Venice, Italy where Musset is distracted by drugs and Sand by a handsome doctor.
Director
Diane Kurys
Writer
Murray Head, François-Olivier Rousseau, Diane Kurys
Languages
French
Studio
Studio Images 5
Cast
Juliette Binoche
George Sand / Baroness Aurore Dudevant
Benoît Magimel
Alfred de Musset
Stefano Dionisi
Pietro Pagello
Robin Renucci
François Buloz
Karin Viard
Marie Dorval
Isabelle Carré
Aimée d'Alton
Patrick Chesnais
Gustave Planche
Arnaud Giovaninetti
Alfred Tattet
Denis Podalydès
Sainte-Beuve
Olivier Foubert
Paul de Musset
Marie-France Mignal
Mme. de Musset
Michel Robin
Larive
Ludivine Sagnier
Hermine de Musset
Franck Amiach
Buloz Employee
Capucine Daumas
Italienne
Production
Company
Studio Images 5
Company
Alexandre Films
Company
Conseil Général de l'Indre
Company
Film4 Productions
Company
Les Films Alain Sarde
Company
PROCIREP
Company
Canal+
Company
France 2 Cinéma
Producer
Alain Sarde
Producer
Diane Kurys
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