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
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
Starring	Charlotte Gainsbourg; Pete Doherty;
Cinematography	Nicolas Gaurin
Edited by	Christel Dewynter
Music by	Nousdeux the Band
Production; companies	Les Films du Veyrier; Integral Films; Warp Films; Rhône-Alpes Cinéma; Arte France Cinéma;
Distributed by	Ad Vitam Distribution (France); Farbfilm Verleih (Germany); Soda Pictures (United Kingdom);
Release dates	20 May 2012 (Cannes); 29 August 2012 (France); 7 December 2012 (United Kingdom); 20 June 2013 (Germany);
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 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]

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 over
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'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.

External links

[1] "Confession d'un enfant du siècle (2012)". JP's 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. 19 April 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.

[BoxOfficeMojo-4] "Confessions of a Child of the Century (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

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

[6] 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.

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