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The Children of the Century

1999 · 2h 15m · N/A Drama, Romance
Directed by Diane Kurys

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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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All reviews
43%
Tomatometer
Fresh

In between all the emotional seesawing, it's hard to figure the depth of these two literary figures, and even the times in which they lived. But they fascinate in their recklessness.

Marta Barber, Miami Herald
Fresh

The emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded, and both leads are up to the task.

Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
Fresh

The film's appeal has a lot to do with the casting of Juliette Binoche as Sand, who brings to the role her pale, dark beauty and characteristic warmth.

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten

Plays like a volatile and overlong W magazine fashion spread.

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Fresh

It's technically sumptuous but also almost wildly alive.

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

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