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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.

Top Cast

  • Juliette Binoche

    Juliette Binoche

    George Sand / Baroness Aurore Dudevant

  • Benoît Magimel

    Benoît Magimel

    Alfred de Musset

  • Stefano Dionisi

    Stefano Dionisi

    Pietro Pagello

  • Robin Renucci

    Robin Renucci

    François Buloz

  • Karin Viard

    Karin Viard

    Marie Dorval

  • Isabelle Carré

    Isabelle Carré

    Aimée d'Alton

  • Patrick Chesnais

    Patrick Chesnais

    Gustave Planche

  • Arnaud Giovaninetti

    Arnaud Giovaninetti

    Alfred Tattet

  • Denis Podalydès

    Denis Podalydès

    Sainte-Beuve

Overview

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.

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