Summaries

In 1831, a woman flees her abusive marriage, moves to Paris under a male pseudonym, and challenges gender norms by wearing men's clothing, pursuing affairs, and advocating for women's rights through writing.

In 1831, Aurore Dupin left Nohant to escape her husband's violence and join Paris, in full romantic ferment after the July Revolution, where she led a bohemian life before publishing her first novel, under the pseudonym George Sand. She will then establish herself as the first woman writer to make a living from her writing, achieving a string of literary successes and unleashing passions. A feminist before her time, wearing pants and smoking a pipe to enter cafes and cabarets, this great lover collected lovers, the most famous of whom were Alfred de Musset and Frédéric Chopin, without forgetting Marie Dorval, the great theater actress romantic. Attached to ideals of social justice and advocating for gender equality, she opposes all oppression of which women are victims. She became one of the great stars of her time, seducing the younger generation who adored her. His novels paint a vast fresco of his time, but his true masterpiece... is his life.—https://actualitte.com/article/116339/television/la-naissance-de-george-sand-en-mini-serie-sur-france-tv

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Genres
  • Drama
Release date Jan 6, 2025
Countries of origin United Kingdom France Belgium
Language English French
Filming locations Paris, France
Production companies France 2 (FR2) Siècle Productions

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Runtime 52m
Color Color
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