Balzac: A Life of Passion
1999This 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.
Acted in
Gérard Depardieu
as Honoré de Balzac
Jeanne Moreau
as Charlotte-Laure
Fanny Ardant
as Eve Hanska
Virna Lisi
as Madame de Berny
Katja Riemann
as Laure d'Abrantès
Claude Rich
as Maitre Plissoud
Gert Voss
as Victor Hugo
Sergio Rubini
as Eugene Sue
François Marthouret
as Doctor Nacquart
Marianne Denicourt
as Adèle Hugo
Gottfried John
as Count Hanska
Pascal Vannson
as Paradis
Enguerran Demeulenaere
as Balzac as a Child
Saturnin Barré
as Leon
Franck de la Personne
as Buisson - Taylor
Roland Blanche
as Gosselin - Editor
Daniel Dadzu
as Orfevre
Dominique Besnehard
as Werdet - Editor
Lucie Volmanova
as Anna Hanska as a Child
Sunnyi Melles
as Baroness von Galvenberg
Katja Studt
as Anna Hanska
Franck Manzoni
as Sgt. de Ville
Hervé Briaux
as Charles Sedillot