Children of the Century
Children of the Century French Les Enfants du Sicle is a 1999 French film based on the true tale of the tumultuous love affair between two French literary icons of the 19th century, novelist George Sand Juliette Binoche and poet Alfred de Musset Benot Magimel.
The film was shot on location in Paris, Nohant and Venice from August to December 1998. In an interview with The Irish Times entitled Playing with Sand, Diane Kurys revealed that she was shooting in the actual rooms Sand and Musset had occupied in the Hotel Danieli, while Juliette Binoche revealed that Sands estate had loaned the production some of her possessions including a sapphire ring and jewelencrusted dagger. When asked her inspiration for the film, Kurys mentioned that Mussets account of the affair in his book La Confession dun Enfant du Sicle was her starting point. Binoche said that her attraction to the part was due to Sands combination of strengths and weaknesses.Les Enfants du Sicle made its world premiere out of competition at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival before being released in French theatres on September 22, 1999. ........
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