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 |
| Editing | Joële Van Effenterre | Editor |
| Production | Diane Kurys | Producer |
| Writing | François-Olivier Rousseau | Writer |
| Writing | Murray Head | Writer |
| Production | Alain Sarde | Producer |
| Directing | Diane Kurys | Director |
| Writing | Diane Kurys | Writer |
| Sound | Luis Bacalov | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Vilko Filač | Director of Photography |
| Art | Bernard Vézat | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzanne Benoit | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Mirta Guarnaschelli | Casting |
| Sound | Jacques Descomps | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Sabine Delouvrier | Set Decoration |
| Production | Rosanna Roditi | Executive Producer |
| Art | Stéphane Robuchon | Other |
| Sound | Vincent Arnardi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Laurent Lévy | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Laurent Kossayan | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Robert Benmussa | Executive Producer |
| Art | Maxime Rebière | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christian Lacroix | Costume Design |
| Production | Christine Gozlan | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vesna Peborde | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anaïs Romand | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thi-Loan Nguyen | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Isabelle Luzet | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patrick Villain | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Gréggory Poncelet | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Jean-Louis Ughetto | Sound |
| Art | Philippe Turlure | Set Decoration |
| Art | Alessandra Querzola | Set Decoration |
| Production | Gérard Moulévrier | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Consuelo Vitturi | Hairstylist |