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Balzac: A Life of Passion
“He burned with ambition. He lusted for life. He lived for passion.”
This is the sprawling saga of Honoré de Balzac, a man who created a great literary oeuvre from the dramas and adventures of his own life - a life that he shaped into one spectacular and unforgettable blaze of passion. At the heart of the story are the women in Balzac's life. Although gruff, unsophisticated, and far from handsome, Balzac exerts an irresistible fascination on women.
Directed by Josée Dayan, Edith Colnel
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User score
12 votes
Status
Released
Released
September 13, 1999
Runtime
4h 0m
Language
French
Top cast
Gérard Depardieu
Honoré de Balzac
Jeanne Moreau
Charlotte-Laure
Fanny Ardant
Eve Hanska
Virna Lisi
Madame de Berny
Katja Riemann
Laure d'Abrantès
Claude Rich
Maitre Plissoud
Gert Voss
Victor Hugo
Sergio Rubini
Eugene Sue
François Marthouret
Doctor Nacquart
Marianne Denicourt
Adèle Hugo
Gottfried John
Count Hanska
Pascal Vannson
Paradis
Enguerran Demeulenaere
Balzac as a Child
Saturnin Barré
Leon
Franck de la Personne
Buisson - Taylor
Roland Blanche
Gosselin - Editor
Daniel Dadzu
Orfevre
Dominique Besnehard
Werdet - Editor
Lucie Volmanova
Anna Hanska as a Child
Sunnyi Melles
Baroness von Galvenberg
