Confession of a Child of the Century (French: Confession d'un enfant du siècle) is a 2012 historical drama film written and directed by Sylvie Verheyde, based on Alfred de Musset's 1836 autobiographical novel of the same name. The film competed in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3] In spite of its selection to the festival, the film gained notoriety as being the lowest-grossing US theatrical release of 2015; it earned US$74 from its one-week, one-theater theatrical run.[4][5]
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| French | Confession d'un enfant du siècle |
| Directed by | Sylvie Verheyde |
| Screenplay by | Sylvie Verheyde |
| Based on | The Confession of a Child of the Century by Alfred de Musset |
| Produced by | Bruno Berthemy |
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| Cinematography | Nicolas Gaurin |
| Edited by | Christel Dewynter |
| Music by | Nousdeux the Band |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $4.3 million |
| Box office | $184,016[1] |
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- Charlotte Gainsbourg as Brigitte
- Pete Doherty as Octave
- Lily Cole as Elise
- August Diehl as Desgenais
- Volker Bruch as Henri Smith
- Joséphine de La Baume as Desgenais's mistress
- Guillaume Gallienne as Mercanson
- Rebecca Jameson as voice over
- Effi Rabsilber as Cantatrice
- Rhian Rees as Madame Levasseur
- Karole Rocher as Marco
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Pete Doherty, who worked primarily as a musician, was obsessed with Charlotte Gainsbourg because of the legacy surrounding her famous father, French musician Serge Gainsbourg. During press for the film, he alleged that he and Gainsbourg had had a fling after filming and she had briefly abandoned her partner Yvan Attal and moved from Paris to London in order to be with him.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Confession d'un enfant du siècle (2012)". JP's Box-Office. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ "2012 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ "2012 Cannes Film Festival line-up announced!". Total Film. 19 April 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ "Confessions of a Child of the Century (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "2015 Yearly Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ Bychawski, Adam (13 September 2012). "Pete Doherty: 'Charlotte Gainsbourg won't speak to me'". NME. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
