The Children of the Century

Plot Summary

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 George Sand / Baroness Aurore Dudevant

Benoît Magimel Alfred de Musset

Stefano Dionisi Pietro Pagello

Robin Renucci François Buloz

Karin Viard Marie Dorval