The Children of the Century
(1999)
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The Children of the Century
(1999)
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| Juliette Binoche | ... | ||
| Benoît Magimel | ... | ||
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Stefano Dionisi | ... | |
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Robin Renucci | ... |
François Buloz
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| Karin Viard | ... |
Marie Dorval
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| Isabelle Carré | ... |
Aimée d'Alton
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Patrick Chesnais | ... |
Gustave Planche
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Arnaud Giovaninetti | ... |
Alfred Tattet
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Denis Podalydès | ... | |
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Olivier Foubert | ... |
Paul de Musset
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Marie-France Mignal | ... |
Mme. de Musset
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| Michel Robin | ... |
Larive
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| Ludivine Sagnier | ... |
Hermine de Musset
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Victoire Thivisol | ... |
Solange
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Julien Léal | ... |
Maurice
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The only thing more outrageous than French novelist George Sand's torrid love affair with the decadent author Alfred de Musset and her affinity for wearing men's clothing, was the content of her writing. Though Sand (otherwise known as the Baroness Dudevant) smoked cigars and cross-dressed, it was the boldness of her writing on issues such as the abstinence of marriage and women's frigidity that most contributed to the scandalous reputation she earned in French literary circles. When she met Alfred de Musset, the most gifted poet of his generation, the two quickly became a public cause celebrity while their work would go on to become some of the finest examples of 19th century romanticism. Written by Sujit R. Varma
I loved this movie and I don't know to what extent this movie is near to the original story. I have read the life of George Sand and was amazed by her character. A character so tough when it has to do with freedom of doing what one wants. George Sand was one of my best female characters next to Mary Wolstoncroft, Jane Austin, Emmeline Pankhurst and the famous five. Juliette Binoche has played the role magnificently close and made it feel like I was watching the original Sand.
The love story is so beautiful specially the scene when Benoit Magimel sleeps on the street ground under the rain when Sand comes to visit him in her carriage. Waw!... I mean this is a charming scene, it says a lot about the feelings of love.