Confession of a Child of the Century

Confession of a Child of the Century
Confession of a Child of the Century
	French theatrical release poster
	Confession d'un enfant du siècle
Directed by	Sylvie Verheyde
Written by	Sylvie Verheyde; Alfred de Musset
Based on	The Confession of a Child of the Century; by Alfred de Musset
Produced by	Bruno Berthemy
Starring	Charlotte Gainsbourg; Pete Doherty
Cinematography	Nicolas Gaurin
Release dates	20 May 2012 (Cannes); 29 August 2012 (France);
Running time	125 minutes
Countries	France; Germany; United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$4.3 million
Box office	$184,016

Confession of a Child of the Century (French: Confession d'un enfant du siècle) is a 2012 drama film directed by Sylvie Verheyde. The film competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.^[2]^[3] In spite of its selection to the prestigious festival, the film gained notoriety as being the lowest-grossing US theatrical release of 2015; it generated only US$74 from its one-week, one-theater theatrical run.^[4]^[5] The film is an adaptation of Alfred de Musset's 1836 autobiographical novel of the same name.

Cast

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)
Effi Rabsilber as Cantatrice
Rhian Rees as Madame Levasseur
Karole Rocher as Marco

Production

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

^ "Confession d'un enfant du siècle (2012)". JP Box-Office. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
^ "2012 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
^ "2012 Cannes Film Festival line-up announced!". Total Film. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
^ "Confessions of a Child of the Century (2015) - Box Office Mojo". Retrieved 8 January 2016.
^ "2015 Yearly Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo". Retrieved 8 January 2016.
^ BYCHAWSKI, ADAM. "Pete Doherty: 'Charlotte Gainsbourg won't speak to me'". Retrieved 21 September 2015.

External links

[1] "Confession d'un enfant du siècle (2012)". JP Box-Office. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

[Official_Selection-2] "2012 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 21 April 2012.

[totalfilm-3] "2012 Cannes Film Festival line-up announced!". Total Film. Retrieved 21 April 2012.

[BoxOfficeMojo-4] "Confessions of a Child of the Century (2015) - Box Office Mojo". Retrieved 8 January 2016.

[BoxOfficeMojoYear2015-5] "2015 Yearly Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo". Retrieved 8 January 2016.

[6] BYCHAWSKI, ADAM. "Pete Doherty: 'Charlotte Gainsbourg won't speak to me'". Retrieved 21 September 2015.

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