Balzac: A Life of Passion
Balzac
Release: 1999-09-13
·Runtime: 240m
·★ 5.4
Drama
Romance
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.
Production Countries
Germany
France
Italy
Production Companies
MEDIA Programme of the European Union
DD Productions
Mediaset
Taurus Film
TF1
Okko Production
CNC
GMT Productions
Cast
Katja Riemann
as Laure d'Abrantès
Sergio Rubini
as Eugene Sue
Marianne Denicourt
as Adèle Hugo
Franck de la Personne
as Buisson - Taylor
Claude Rich
as Maitre Plissoud
François Marthouret
as Doctor Nacquart
Gottfried John
as Count Hanska
Daniel Dadzu
as Orfevre
Dominique Besnehard
as Werdet - Editor
Katja Studt
as Anna Hanska
Gérard Depardieu
as Honoré de Balzac
Pascal Vannson
as Paradis
Roland Blanche
as Gosselin - Editor
Sunnyi Melles
as Baroness von Galvenberg
Jeanne Moreau
as Charlotte-Laure
Fanny Ardant
as Eve Hanska
Hervé Briaux
as Charles Sedillot
Virna Lisi
as Madame de Berny
