Balzac: A Life of Passion (1999)
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: Josée Dayan
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Gérard Depardieu as Honoré de Balzac |
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Jeanne Moreau as Charlotte-Laure |
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Fanny Ardant as Eve Hanska |
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Virna Lisi as Madame de Berny |
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Katja Riemann as Laure d'Abrantès |
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Claude Rich as Maitre Plissoud |
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Gert Voss as Victor Hugo |
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Sergio Rubini as Eugene Sue |
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François Marthouret as Doctor Nacquart |
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Marianne Denicourt as Adèle Hugo |
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Gottfried John as Count Hanska |
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Pascal Vannson as Paradis |
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Enguerran Demeulenaere as Balzac as a Child |
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Saturnin Barré as Leon |
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Franck de la Personne as Buisson - Taylor |
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Roland Blanche as Gosselin - Editor |
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Daniel Dadzu as Orfevre |
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Dominique Besnehard as Werdet - Editor |
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Lucie Volmanova as Anna Hanska as a Child |
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Sunnyi Melles as Baroness von Galvenberg |
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Katja Studt as Anna Hanska |
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Franck Manzoni as Sgt. de Ville |
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Hervé Briaux as Charles Sedillot |
| Directing | Josée Dayan | Director |
| Production | Doris Kirch | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Didier Decoin | Writer |
| Production | Edith Colnel | Executive Producer |
| Production | Shula Siegfried | Casting |
| Editing | Pauline Casalis | Editor |
| Editing | Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte | Editor |
| Camera | Willy Stassen | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jean-Pierre Guérin | Producer |
| Editing | Adeline Yoyotte | Editor |
| Sound | Bruno Coulais | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Martina Kubešová | Casting |
| Art | Richard Cunin | Production Design |
| Production | Cornelia von Braun | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean-Philippe Abril | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emmanuelle Corbeau | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Samy Douib | Costume Design |
| Writing | Honoré de Balzac | Novel |
