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Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin (1994)
Directed by Jacques Doillon
Overview
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.
Length 122 minutes
Actors
Anne Brochet | Benoît Régent | Hanns Zischler | Benjamin Sacks | Thibault de Montalembert | Frances Barber | Sophie Broustal | Louise Laure Mariani | François-Régis Marchasson | Gérard Sergue | Fabien Béhar | Véronique Silver | Hélène Foubert | Catherine Bidaut | Paul Chevillard | Francine Bergé | Marilyne Canto | Agathe Chouchan | Marie Matheron