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Children of the Century Review

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 3.0
    59

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Mixed or average reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 40

    out of 100

    Variety Todd McCarthy

    A generally old-fashioned costumer that runs out of gas even faster than does the tempestuous love affair between writer George Sand and poet Alfred de Musset that it so devotedly recounts.

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  • 60

    out of 100

    Village Voice Leslie Camhi

    It does best when it leaves behind hothouse literary discussions and closes in on these two legendary behemoths, battling for sexual supremacy.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    The New York Times Dana Stevens

    Though well dressed and well made, ultimately falls prey to the contradiction that afflicts so many movies about writers. What makes them so fascinating, so representative, cannot really be shown on screen.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

    In scope, ambition and accomplishment, Children of the Century therefore takes Kurys' career to a whole new level.

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  • 88

    out of 100

    Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

    A romance incandescent, a fiery pageant of l'amour fou. Whatever its historical transgressions, it opens up a vein and lets life and blood pour out.

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