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Children of the Century

Summary: A story of doomed passion between two genius writers of the 19th century - novelist George Sand and poet Alfred de Musset.

Release Date: September 22, 1999

Genres: Drama, Romance, Biography

Director: Diane Kurys

Writers: Murray Head

, François-Olivier Rousseau

Runtime: 2 h 15 min

Production: Alexandre Films, Canal+, Conseil Général de l'Indre, FilmFour, France 2 Cinéma, Les Films Alain Sarde, Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep), Studio Images 5

Distributor: Empire Pictures Inc., Koch Vision, The Criterion Channel

Country: France

Language: French

Domestic: $ 56,611

International: $ 325,013

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