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.
as Germaine de Stael
as Benjamin Constant
as Monsieur de Staël
as Auguste
as Prosper de Barante
as Anna Lindsay
as Juliette Récamier
as Albertine
as Mathieu de Montmorency
as Eugène
as Hochet
as Madame de Nassau
as Olive
as Charlotte de Hardenberg
