Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin
A Feature film of
Produced by
GMT Productions
Production year1994
French release28/09/1994
Runtime
2h 4m
Synopsis
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.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (17)
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producer : GMT Productions
- Co-productions : Home Made Movies, Société Française de Production (SFP), Club d'Investissement Media
- Foreign production company : Studio Babelsberg
- Film exports/foreign sales : Lagardère Studios
- French distribution : Rezo Films
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producer : Jean-Pierre Guérin
- Adaptation : Jacques Doillon
- Screenwriter : Jean-Francois Goyet
- Director of Photography : William Lubtchansky
- Editor : François Duffaud
- Sound Recordist : Jean-Pierre Duret
- Costume designer : Anaïs Romand
- Executive Producer : Béatrice Caufman
- Production managers : Hervé Duhamel, Christophe Valette
- Press Attaché (film) : Agnès Chabot
- Production Designer : Anaïs Romand
- Still Photographer : Lola Doillon
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Historical
- Themes : Love, Literature, History
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : Germany, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (Germany, France)
- Production year : 1994
- French release : 28/09/1994
- Runtime : 2 h 4 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 86.421
- Visa issue date : 12/09/1994
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Mono
