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Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin (1994)
Directed by Jacques Doillon
Drama, Romance · 2h 02m
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.
Cast
Anne Brochet
Germaine de Stael
Benoît Régent
Benjamin Constant
Hanns Zischler
Monsieur de Staël
Thibault de Montalembert
Prosper de Barante
Frances Barber
Anna Lindsay
Sophie Broustal
Juliette Récamier
Gérard Sergue
Eugène
Fabien Béhar
Hochet
Véronique Silver
Madame de Nassau
Crew
- Director
- Jacques Doillon
- Writer
- Jean-François Goyet, Jacques Doillon
- Director of Photography
- William Lubtchansky
- Producer
- Christophe Valette
Details
- Original title
- Du fond du cœur
- Release date
- 1994-09-28
- Runtime
- 2h 02m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French