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Balzac: A Life of Passion

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Calorie Rating: 337
Released: 1999-09-13
Running Time: 240 Minutes
Studios: MEDIA Programme of the European Union, DD Productions, Mediaset, Taurus Film, TF1, Okko Production, CNC, GMT Productions,


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.

Director / Directors



Cast

Gérard Depardieu
Character: Honoré de Balzac
Jeanne Moreau
Character: Charlotte-Laure
Fanny Ardant
Character: Eve Hanska

Virna Lisi
Character: Madame de Berny
Katja Riemann
Character: Laure d'Abrantès
Claude Rich
Character: Maitre Plissoud

Gert Voss
Character: Victor Hugo
Sergio Rubini
Character: Eugene Sue
François Marthouret
Character: Docteur Nacquart

Marianne Denicourt
Character: Adèle Hugo
Gottfried John
Character: Count Hanska
Pascal Vannson
Character: Paradis

Enguerran Demeulenaere
Character: Balzac as a Child
Saturnin Barré
Character: Leon
Franck de la Personne
Character: Buisson - Taylor

Roland Blanche
Character: Gosselin - Editor
Daniel Dadzu
Character: Orfevre
Dominique Besnehard
Character: Werdet - Editor

Lucie Volmanova
Character: Anna Hanska as a Child
Sunnyi Melles
Character: Baroness von Galvenberg
Katja Studt
Character: Anna Hanska

Franck Manzoni
Character: Sgt. de Ville
Hervé Briaux
Character: Charles Sedillot


Production and Crew

Bruno Coulais
Original Music Composer
Jean-Philippe Abril
Costume Design

Willy Stassen
Director of Photography


Doris Kirch
Co-Producer

Samy Douib
Costume Design
Edith Colnel
Executive Producer
Richard Cunin
Production Design

Emmanuelle Corbeau
Costume Design