Un Certain Regard " CONFESSION OF A CHILD OF THE CENTURY " Directed by: Sylvie VERHEYDE Country: FRANCE, GERMANY, UNITED KINGDOM Year: 2011 Duration: 120.00 minutes Credits: Sylvie VERHEYDE - Director Sylvie VERHEYDE - Screenplay Nicolas GAURIN - Cinematography Thomas GREZAUD - Set Designer NOUSDEUX THE BAND - Music Christel DEWYNTER - Film Editor Actors: Peter DOHERTY - OCTAVE Charlotte GAINSBOURG - BRIGITTE August DIEHL - DESGENAIS Lily COLE - ELISE Volker BRUCH - SMITH Guillaume GALLIENNE - MERCANSON Karole ROCHER - MARCO Rhyan REES - ELISE'S FRIEND Synopsis: Paris, 1830. Octave, betrayed by his mistress, sinks into despair and debauchery: the "disease of the century". The death of his father takes him to the country where he meets Brigitte, a young widow who is ten years his elder. Octave falls in love passionately, again. But will he have the courage to believe in it ? *** Paris 1830. Octave, trahie par sa maîtresse, tombe dans le désespoir et la débauche : le "mal du siècle". La mort de son père l’amène à la campagne où il rencontre Brigitte, une jeune veuve, de dix ans son aînée. Pour Octave, c’est à nouveau la passion. Mais aura-t-il le courage d’y croire ? © 2012 - les Films du Veyrier. PETER DOHERTY (Octave) Peter Doherty was born in Hexham, Northumberland, in 1979. The youngest of three children, he left his hometown at a very early age, and found himself living in Germany, Dorset, Coventry, Liverpool, Birmingham and Cyprus due to his father’s career in the military. A brilliant student, particularly in literature, Peter Doherty worshipped poetry: from an early age he wrote poems and won a poetry competition organised by the British Council at the age of 15. In the late 90s Peter Doherty formed a punk rock band with Carl Barât – The Libertines. In January 2003, “Time for Heroes”, from their first album “Up the Bracket” reached number 20 in the UK charts. A month later, The Libertines were nominated Best New Group at the prestigious NME awards. Their second album, “The Libertines” was released in June 2004. After the breakup of The Libertines, Peter formed Babyshambles and released two albums, “Down in Albion”, in 2005 and “Shotter’s Nation” in 2007. Following these two ventures, Peter Doherty released a solo album, “Grace/Wasteland”. Met with great critical acclaim, it is widely considered to be the most accomplished of his work since his second album with The Libertines. Despite a somewhat chaotic lifestyle the singer, who has contributed to the comeback of rock n’ roll in the new millennium, is considered one of the most gifted musicians of his generation and is often presented as the last true “rock star”. Peter is also involved in the world of fashion and became for a season the face of Roberto Cavalli. He was also the subject of a book by Hedi Slimane: “London Birth of a Cult”. CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG (Brigitte) Best Actress Award at Cannes for ANTICHRIST by Lars Von Trier (2009). Charlotte Gainsbourg played her first part at the age of 13 in PAROLES ET MUSIQUE by Élie Chouraqui. Claude Miller gave her her first great rôles, beginning with L’EFFRONTÉE, for which she won the César for Most Promising Actress in 1986, and following with THE LITTLE THIEF in 1988. Since, Charlotte Gainsbourg has pursued a national and international career, encompassing comedies and tragedies, period as well as contemporary films, with some of the world’s most talented directors. Notable credits include ANNA OZ by Eric Rochant, LOVER by Jacques Doillon, MERCI LA VIE by Bertrand Blier, 21 GRAMS by Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu, I’M NOT THERE by Todd Haines, THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP by Michel Gondry, LA BÛCHE by Danielle Thompson (for which she won the César for Best Supporting Actress in 2000), MA FEMME EST UNE ACTRICE by Yvan Attal, I DO by Eric Lartigau, PERSECUTION by Patrice Chéreau, and of course Lars Von Trier’s MELANCHOLIA. In addition to her film work, Charlotte Gainsbourg is a singer. Her third and most recent album, IRM, was released in 2009, and took her to stages throughout the world.
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