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Balzac: A Life Of Passion (1999)

He burned with ambition. He lusted for life. He lived for passion.

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 4H 0M

Director : Josée Dayan

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Depardieu
Honoré de Balzac
Jeanne Moreau
Jeanne Moreau
Charlotte-Laure
Fanny Ardant
Fanny Ardant
Eve Hanska
Virna Lisi
Virna Lisi
Madame de Berny
Katja Riemann
Katja Riemann
Laure d'Abrantès
Claude Rich
Claude Rich
Maitre Plissoud
Gert Voss
Gert Voss
Victor Hugo
Sergio Rubini
Sergio Rubini
Eugene Sue
François Marthouret
François Marthouret
Docteur Nacquart
Marianne Denicourt
Marianne Denicourt
Adèle Hugo
Gottfried John
Gottfried John
Count Hanska
Pascal Vannson
Pascal Vannson
Paradis
Enguerran Demeulenaere
Enguerran Demeulenaere
Balzac as a Child
Saturnin Barré
Saturnin Barré
Leon
Franck de la Personne
Franck de la Personne
Buisson - Taylor
Roland Blanche
Roland Blanche
Gosselin - Editor
Daniel Dadzu
Daniel Dadzu
Orfevre
Dominique Besnehard
Dominique Besnehard
Werdet - Editor
Lucie Volmanova
Lucie Volmanova
Anna Hanska as a Child
Sunnyi Melles
Sunnyi Melles
Baroness von Galvenberg
Katja Studt
Katja Studt
Anna Hanska
Franck Manzoni
Franck Manzoni
Sgt. de Ville
Hervé Briaux
Hervé Briaux
Charles Sedillot

Crews

Josée Dayan
Josée Dayan
Director
Didier Decoin
Didier Decoin
Writer
Bruno Coulais
Bruno Coulais
Original Music Composer
Willy Stassen
Willy Stassen
Director of Photography
Edith Colnel
Edith Colnel
Executive Producer
Jean-Pierre Guérin
Jean-Pierre Guérin
Producer
Doris Kirch
Doris Kirch
Co-Producer
Pauline Casalis
Pauline Casalis
Editor
Adeline Yoyotte
Adeline Yoyotte
Editor
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Editor
Martina Kubesova
Martina Kubesova
Casting
Shula Siegfried
Shula Siegfried
Casting
Cornelia von Braun
Cornelia von Braun
Casting
Richard Cunin
Richard Cunin
Production Design
Jean-Philippe Abril
Jean-Philippe Abril
Costume Design
Emmanuelle Corbeau
Emmanuelle Corbeau
Costume Design
Samy Douib
Samy Douib
Costume Design
Honoré de Balzac
Honoré de Balzac
Novel

Posters and backgrounds

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