122 minutes
9/28/1994
1794, During the French Revolution : Benjamin Constant meets Germaine de Staël and falls madly in love with her. He has the spirit of a young writer, weighed down by the hardships of life. Germaine, daughter of a wellknown figure, is one of the most brilliant woman of the century. Early on, Germaine lutes against Benjamin's love and only admits ot admiring his spirit. But, little by little, a violent and indispensable passion bonds them together. The two lovers continue to love one another and to struggle against this love for a period of twenty years. Season after season they meet and bask in each other's company. These intimate moments are at times ambivalent, but never lack in obstinance and passion.
Anne Brochet
as Germaine de Stael
Benoît Régent
as Benjamin Constant
Hanns Zischler
as Monsieur de Staël
Benjamin Sacks
as Auguste
Thibault de Montalembert
as Prosper de Barante
Frances Barber
as Anna Lindsay
Sophie Broustal
as Juliette Récamier
Louise Laure Mariani
as Albertine
François-Régis Marchasson
as Mathieu de Montmorency
Gérard Sergue
as Eugène
Fabien Béhar
as Hochet
Véronique Silver
as Madame de Nassau
Hélène Foubert
as Olive
Catherine Bidaut
as Charlotte de Hardenberg
Paul Chevillard
Francine Bergé
Marilyne Canto
Agathe Chouchan
Marie Matheron