The Children of the Century

The Children of the Century

135 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 12, 1999

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.

The Children of the Century

135 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 12, 1999

The Children of the Century
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers France 2 Cinéma, Canal+, PROCIREP, Les Films Alain Sarde, Alexandre Films, Film4 Productions, Studio Images 5, Conseil Général de l'Indre
Original title Les Enfants du Siècle
Directors Diane Kurys
Writers François-Olivier Rousseau, Murray Head, Diane Kurys

Cast

Juliette Binoche

as George Sand / Baroness Aurore Dudevant

Benoît Magimel

as Alfred de Musset

Stefano Dionisi

as Pietro Pagello

Robin Renucci

as François Buloz

Karin Viard

as Marie Dorval

Isabelle Carré

as Aimée d'Alton

Patrick Chesnais

as Gustave Planche

Arnaud Giovaninetti

as Alfred Tattet

Denis Podalydès

as Sainte-Beuve

Olivier Foubert

as Paul de Musset

Marie-France Mignal

as Mme. de Musset

Michel Robin

as Larive

Ludivine Sagnier

as Hermine de Musset

Franck Amiach

as Buloz Employee

Capucine Daumas

as Italienne