 The original French theatrical version, which runs at 135 mins begins as Sand  plans to leave her husband and Mussets father dies. This version continues  after their final meeting as Sand begins to write her story and attempts in  vain to see Musset one last time. This version ends with a direct to camera  address by Sand at Mussets tomb. A shorter theatrical version was released  in Germany, Spain, UK and US which begins with Sand reading from "Lélia" and  ends with Sand and Mussets final meeting. It runs at 105 mins. This version  contains two new scenes: Sand and Musset being introduced to each other and a  dance sequence. However the opening sequences featuring Sands arrival in  Paris during an uprising and her relationship with Marie Dorval are lost, as  are the closing scenes as she attempts to see Musset a final time. Most DVD  releases have favored the Original 135 min version which was more critically  popular.