The Children of the Century
Directed by Diane Kurys
Produced by Studio Images 5, Alexandre Films
A melancholic, intimate portrait of a doomed romantic entanglement between two literary giants, set against the romantic backdrop of 19th-century Venice.
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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Questions people ask
Is The Children of the Century sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is The Children of the Century violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Children of the Century scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does The Children of the Century end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The Children of the Century easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like The Children of the Century
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Children of the Century
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Children of the Century, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Children of the Century, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Children of the Century, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
