
Balzac: A Life of Passion
He burned with ambition. He lusted for life. He lived for passion.
1999 fr 240 minutes
Rating: 5.3
Plot
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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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

Katja Studt
Anna Hanska

Franck Manzoni
Sgt. de Ville

Hervé Briaux
Charles Sedillot