The Children of the Century (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.
Director: Diane Kurys
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Juliette Binoche as George Sand / Baroness Aurore Dudevant |
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Benoît Magimel as Alfred de Musset |
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Stefano Dionisi as Pietro Pagello |
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Robin Renucci as François Buloz |
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Karin Viard as Marie Dorval |
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Isabelle Carré as Aimée d'Alton |
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Patrick Chesnais as Gustave Planche |
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Arnaud Giovaninetti as Alfred Tattet |
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Denis Podalydès as Sainte-Beuve |
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Olivier Foubert as Paul de Musset |
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Marie-France Mignal as Mme. de Musset |
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Michel Robin as Larive |
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Ludivine Sagnier as Hermine de Musset |
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Franck Amiach as Buloz Employee |
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Capucine Daumas as Italienne |
| Production | Alain Sarde | Producer |
| Writing | Murray Head | Writer |
| Writing | François-Olivier Rousseau | Writer |
| Directing | Diane Kurys | Director |
| Editing | Joële Van Effenterre | Editor |
| Writing | Diane Kurys | Writer |
| Production | Diane Kurys | Producer |
| Camera | Vilko Filač | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Luis Bacalov | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vesna Peborde | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Bernard Vézat | Production Design |
| Sound | Laurent Lévy | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzanne Benoit | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Mirta Guarnaschelli | Casting |
| Production | Gérard Moulévrier | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christian Lacroix | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thi-Loan Nguyen | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patrick Villain | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Vincent Arnardi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Christine Gozlan | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Laurent Kossayan | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Sabine Delouvrier | Set Decoration |
| Art | Stéphane Robuchon | Other |
| Sound | Gréggory Poncelet | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Consuelo Vitturi | Hairstylist |
| Production | Robert Benmussa | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Jean-Louis Ughetto | Sound |
| Production | Rosanna Roditi | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Isabelle Luzet | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Jacques Descomps | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anaïs Romand | Costume Design |
| Art | Maxime Rebière | Art Direction |
| Art | Philippe Turlure | Set Decoration |
| Art | Alessandra Querzola | Set Decoration |