Confession of a Child of the Century

Confession of a Child of the Century
French theatrical release poster
FrenchConfession d'un enfant du siècle
Directed bySylvie Verheyde
Screenplay bySylvie Verheyde
Based onThe Confession of a Child of the Century
by Alfred de Musset
Produced byBruno Berthemy
Starring
CinematographyNicolas Gaurin
Edited byChristel Dewynter
Music byNousdeux the Band
Production
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Distributed by
Release dates
  • 20 May 2012 (2012-05-20) (Cannes)
  • 29 August 2012 (2012-08-29) (France)
  • 7 December 2012 (2012-12-07) (United Kingdom)
  • 20 June 2013 (2013-06-20) (Germany)
Running time
125 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4.3 million
Box office$184,016[1]

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

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

  1. ^ "Confession d'un enfant du siècle (2012)". JP's Box-Office. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  2. ^ "2012 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  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.
  4. ^ "Confessions of a Child of the Century (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  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.