The Children of the Century

Name: The Children of the Century
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Released: September 13, 2002
Duration: 135 min
Rating: 59

2002

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Empire Pictures Inc. | Release Date: September 13, 2002

Summary: A drama based on the true story of the love affair between French authors George Sand (Binoche) and Alfred de Musset (Magimel) in the 1830's.

Director: Diane Kurys

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Romance

Runtime: 135 min

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Michael Wilmington

A romance incandescent, a fiery pageant of l'amour fou. Whatever its historical transgressions, it opens up a vein and lets life and blood pour out. Read full review

Kevin Thomas

In scope, ambition and accomplishment, Children of the Century therefore takes Kurys' career to a whole new level. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

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. Read full review

Wesley Morris

No one around this beauty-first rendition of these addled artisans and their brief, obsessive affair really understands the attraction, so most people just get out of the way. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

As a literary bodice ripper this is better than average, partly because of its glimpses of early-19th-century bohemianism in France and Italy but mostly because Juliette Binoche and Benoit Magimel manage to keep the story hot and unpredictable. Read full review

Leslie Camhi

It does best when it leaves behind hothouse literary discussions and closes in on these two legendary behemoths, battling for sexual supremacy. Read full review

Todd McCarthy

A generally old-fashioned costumer that runs out of gas even faster than does the tempestuous love affair between writer George Sand and poet Alfred de Musset that it so devotedly recounts. Read full review

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