Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin (1994)
Du fond du cœur
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.
- Date of release
- 1994-09-28
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- Jacques Doillon
Casting
- Anne Brochet — Germaine de Stael
- Benoît Régent — Benjamin Constant
- Hanns Zischler — Monsieur de Staël
- Benjamin Sacks — Auguste
- Thibault de Montalembert — Prosper de Barante
- Frances Barber — Anna Lindsay
- Sophie Broustal — Juliette Récamier
- Louise Laure Mariani — Albertine
- François-Régis Marchasson — Mathieu de Montmorency
- Gérard Sergue — Eugène
- Fabien Béhar — Hochet
- Véronique Silver — Madame de Nassau
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