Deep in My Heart Germaine and Benjamin

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 Benjamins 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 others company These intimate moments are at times ambivalent but never lack in obstinance and passion