

The Children of the Century
1999 · 135 min · Drama, Romance
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
- Writers
- François-Olivier Rousseau, Murray Head, Diane Kurys
- Released
- September 12, 1999
- Language
- French
Cast

Juliette Binoche
George Sand / Baroness Aurore Dudevant

Benoît Magimel
Alfred de Musset

Stefano Dionisi
Pietro Pagello

Robin Renucci
François Buloz

Karin Viard
Marie Dorval

Isabelle Carré
Aimée d'Alton

Patrick Chesnais
Gustave Planche

Arnaud Giovaninetti
Alfred Tattet

Denis Podalydès
Sainte-Beuve
Olivier Foubert
Paul de Musset

Marie-France Mignal
Mme. de Musset

Michel Robin
Larive
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