Confession of a Child of the Century

2012

1 hr. 56 min.

Romance

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15 Reviews

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50+ Ratings

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Octave (Pete Doherty) is betrayed by his mistress and sinks into despair and debauchery. He moves to the country after his father dies and falls in love with an older widow (Charlotte Gainsbourg).

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it is a beautiful time piece, full of poetry. Seeing Gainsbourg and Doherty together makes me happy. They both have a down to earth emotional expression which is a pleasant break from unnatural excessive and fake acting. This disillusoned attitude towards life and love fits Doherty like a glove. Relax, it's a charming movie not another expected Hollywood fabrication.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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A Sleeper. If you want a real good nap, watch this! Unfortunately I did not sleep through this...

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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OMG this is dull dull dull dull

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Come on! 0% is pathetically harsh when the new James Bond got about 95%! It was well acted and interesting. Flawed yes but 0%? Pffff!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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3 étoiles pour Charlotte et le sens du naturel dans les scènes de débauché de Doherty... mais un peu longuet quand même.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Pete Doherty may be great as a musician and songwriter, but as an actor he proves to be just as abysmal as this unendurable film - a sterile drama that is not only as dull as watching paint dry but also corny, artificial and painfully repetitive.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Sylvie Verheyde

Director

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Actor

Pete Doherty

Octave

August Diehl

Desgenais

Volker Bruch

Henri Smith

Lily Cole

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Anna Smith

metro.co.uk

Without passion, this slight story is of no interest.

Rated: 1/5

Sep 1, 2017

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David Jenkins

Little White Lies

Few beyond Doherty die-hards are going to need a second viewing.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 6, 2012

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Pete Doherty tries his absolute best, and in some ways isn't every bit as terrible as you might think.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 6, 2012

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Sylvie Verheyde's Confessions of a Child of the Century will forever carry a certain curiosity with it thanks to its headlining star, but ultimately his performance is the detrimental stone which could plunge this adaptation into eventual obscurity.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 8, 2020

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John Bleasdale

CineVue

The film remains visually competent, and Verheyde is a proven and talented director, yet the hand-held camerawork soon gets tiresome and the feel for the period is notably off.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 6, 2019

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

It all adds up to a curiosity, which isn't likely to make much of an impact with an incurious public.

Rated: 85/100

Jan 9, 2016

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Synopsis

Octave (Pete Doherty) is betrayed by his mistress and sinks into despair and debauchery. He moves to the country after his father dies and falls in love with an older widow (Charlotte Gainsbourg).

Director: Sylvie Verheyde
Executive Producer: Bruno Berthemy, Caspar Heider
Screenwriter: Sylvie Verheyde
Genre: Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 10, 2017

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