The Children of the Century (Les Enfants du Siècle) 25 years old

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.

Credits

The Children of the Century Cast

Name Character
Benoît Magimel He was 25, now 50 years old as Alfred de Musset
Denis Podalydès He was 36, now 61 years old as Sainte-Beuve
Ludivine Sagnier She was 20, now 45 years old as Hermine de Musset
Juliette Binoche She was 35, now 60 years old as George Sand / Baroness Aurore Dudevant
Michel Robin He was 68, now 94 years old as Larive
Arnaud Giovaninetti He was 32, 50 years old when he died as Alfred Tattet
Karin Viard She was 33, now 58 years old as Marie Dorval
Patrick Chesnais He was 52, now 77 years old as Gustave Planche
Stefano Dionisi He was 32, now 58 years old as Pietro Pagello
Isabelle Carré She was 28, now 53 years old as Aimée d'Alton
Robin Renucci He was 43, now 68 years old as François Buloz
Marie-France Mignal She was 59, now 84 years old as Mme. de Musset

The Children of the Century Crew

Name Department
Joële Van Effenterre as Editor. She was 53 (now 79) years old Editing
Vilko Filac as Director of Photography. He was 49 (58) years old when He died Camera
Alain Sarde as Producer. He was 47 (now 72) years old Production
Murray Head as Writer. He was 53 (now 78) years old Writing
François-Olivier Rousseau as Writer. He was 51 (now 77) years old Writing
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The Children of the Century (25 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, September 12, 1999
  • Runtime: 135 minutes