Confession of a Child of the Century (2012) ( Bekenntnis eines jungen Zeitgenossen ) ( Confession d'un enfant du siècle )

Confession of a Child of the Century (2012) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Bekenntnis eines jungen Zeitgenossen
Alternate Title: Confession d'un enfant du siècle
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
120 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2012 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Sylvie Verheyde

Written By:
Alfred de Musset
Sylvie Verheyde

Actors:
Charlotte Gainsbourg ..... Brigitte
Pete Doherty ..... Octave
August Diehl ..... Desgenais
Lily Cole ..... Elise
Volker Bruch ..... Henri Smith
Guillaume Gallienne ..... Mercanson
Karole Rocher ..... Marco
Rhian Rees ..... Madame Levasseur
Joséphine de La Baume ..... Desgenais's Mistress
Rebecca James ..... Voice Over
Effi Rabsilber ..... Cantatrice
Julia Schmelzle ..... Maîtresse
Kathrin Anna Stahl ..... Chanteuse
Diana Stewart ..... Brigitte's aunt

Synopsis:

Cannes Award Winner Charlotte Gainsbourg (Melancholia) stars opposite Pete Doherty in his film debut in Confession of a Child of the Century. Doherty plays Octave, a young libertine who witnesses his lover Elise (Lily Cole) being unfaithful. Despair leads to decadence, influenced by his friends to undertake a life of debauchery but it fails to satisfy his thirst for the absolute.
He meets a young widow Brigitte who, at first, tries to resist him, unwilling to relive the tortures of passion. They fall in love, but their relationship becomes tempestuous as Octave is quickly overcome by suspicion, in a world where love is fragile and temptation is everywhere.

Paris, 1830: Octave, betrayed by his mistress, sinks into despair and debauchery. His father's death leads him to the country where he meets Brigitte, a widow who is ten years his elder. Octave falls in love passionately, but will he have the courage to believe in it?

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 11 April, 2021.