Balzac: A Life of Passion

5.3
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Run time: 240 min
  • Premiere: 1999. September 13.

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.

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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

Enguerran Demeulenaere

Balzac as a Child

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

Katja Studt

Anna Hanska

Franck Manzoni

Sgt. de Ville

Hervé Briaux

Charles Sedillot

Art

Richard Cunin

Production Design

Camera

Willy Stassen

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Jean-Philippe Abril

Costume Design

Emmanuelle Corbeau

Costume Design

Samy Douib

Costume Design

Directing

Josée Dayan

Director

Editing

Production

Doris Kirch

Co-Producer

Edith Colnel

Executive Producer

Sound

Bruno Coulais

Original Music Composer

Writing

Art

Richard Cunin

Production Design

Camera

Willy Stassen

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Jean-Philippe Abril

Costume Design

Emmanuelle Corbeau

Costume Design

Samy Douib

Costume Design

Directing

Josée Dayan

Director

Editing

Production

Doris Kirch

Co-Producer

Edith Colnel

Executive Producer

Sound

Bruno Coulais

Original Music Composer

Writing