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Balzac: A Life of Passion (1999)
Directed by Josée Dayan
“He burned with ambition. He lusted for life. He lived for passion.”
Drama, Romance · 4h 00m
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.
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
G
Gert Voss
Victor Hugo
Sergio Rubini
Eugene Sue
François Marthouret
Doctor Nacquart
Marianne Denicourt
Adèle Hugo
Gottfried John
Count Hanska
Pascal Vannson
Paradis
Crew
- Director
- Josée Dayan
- Writer
- Didier Decoin
- Novel
- Honoré de Balzac
- Director of Photography
- Willy Stassen
- Original Music Composer
- Bruno Coulais
- Editor
- Pauline Casalis, Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte, Adeline Yoyotte
- Producer
- Jean-Pierre Guérin
Details
- Original title
- Balzac
- Release date
- 1999-09-13
- Runtime
- 4h 00m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- Germany, France, Italy
- Production
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union, DD Productions, Mediaset, Taurus Film, TF1, Okko Production, CNC, GMT Productions