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Children Of The Century Details

1999 Certificate TBC
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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 .. Read more

Starring Juliette Binoche, Benoit Magimel, Stefano Dionisi, Robin Renucci
Director Diane Kurys
Genres Drama, Romance, World Cinema

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Children Of The Century

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.

Starring Juliette Binoche, Benoit Magimel, Stefano Dionisi, Robin Renucci, Karin Viard, Isabelle Carre
Director Diane Kurys
Run time DVD: 1 hr 45 mins
Certificate Certificate TBC
Genres Drama, Romance, World Cinema
Language DVD: French
Released Production year: 1999

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    • At the start of Kurys' tale of high romantic pride and passion in 1830s Paris and Venice, a textural preamble solemnly... read more on Time Out

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    • WENN Newsdesk
    • 21 May 2012

    Rocker Pete Doherty's debut role on the big screen has divided critics at the Cannes Film Festival. The musician plays Octave in director Sylvie Verheyde's version of the Alfred de Musset classic Confession of a Child of the Century, which was unveiled at the festival in France on Sunday (20May12). But The Libertines star's acting skills in his first movie outing have drawn a mixed reaction from critics. A reviewer for the BBC insisted Doherty's "personality or charm" has been "sucked out of... Read more

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