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Balzac: A Life of Passion
4 hours1999-09-13
5.3
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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.
Cast
![Gérard Depardieu](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fLYH1pcEX49x6ikfoKkLC8L5lBO.jpg)
Gérard Depardieu
Honoré de Balzac
![Jeanne Moreau](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9fQOBDJlur0CYDnGy9W1mCww8Qv.jpg)
Jeanne Moreau
Charlotte-Laure
![Fanny Ardant](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//q8Hj88E3ME5z795haGMqVDwFDjp.jpg)
Fanny Ardant
Eve Hanska
![Virna Lisi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bR6s2RMC6yRf4AbX1CUiiqw9f7M.jpg)
Virna Lisi
Madame de Berny
![Katja Riemann](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//waayy0jpNbxLDQ8JO1uRDng8SLF.jpg)
Katja Riemann
Laure d'Abrantès
![Claude Rich](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oN5yIIllNAyttzUXSwpFHijiZDR.jpg)
Claude Rich
Maitre Plissoud
![Gert Voss](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Gert Voss
Victor Hugo
![Sergio Rubini](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gck410u7xOJWI0SjArY6vJb3cGw.jpg)
Sergio Rubini
Eugene Sue
![François Marthouret](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//cJSWfaxfFrGeFISkDJ3PVZqdZBe.jpg)
François Marthouret
Docteur Nacquart
![Marianne Denicourt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sNY4ToUEb5WniA3JJdUKuvTuDEg.jpg)
Marianne Denicourt
Adèle Hugo
![Gottfried John](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//duXWjkperrnUq094bgsYddJeIG0.jpg)
Gottfried John
Count Hanska
![Pascal Vannson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1IaeM13z5sXvnxA4iS0TAGH6NXa.jpg)
Pascal Vannson
Paradis
![Enguerran Demeulenaere](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Enguerran Demeulenaere
Balzac as a Child
![Saturnin Barré](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Saturnin Barré
Leon
![Franck de la Personne](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8PQELb1G9ZAJAfDsX0Q429lkF9U.jpg)
Franck de la Personne
Buisson - Taylor
![Roland Blanche](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4tNWybmwVtEOrVRxfkMyHFEmTC4.jpg)
Roland Blanche
Gosselin - Editor
![Daniel Dadzu](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xLuRwF519e7kHzAVi2gTVxgw1oo.jpg)
Daniel Dadzu
Orfevre
![Dominique Besnehard](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8IvNN4UrQqIkwTpg7aEDHRfuJP5.jpg)
Dominique Besnehard
Werdet - Editor
![Lucie Volmanova](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lucie Volmanova
Anna Hanska as a Child
![Sunnyi Melles](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ro6nr4EAYKSrXyuKpACUs0BpMgc.jpg)
Sunnyi Melles
Baroness von Galvenberg
![Katja Studt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6bKJCUdVXk642blwiK7ILmxuc2Q.jpg)
Katja Studt
Anna Hanska
![Franck Manzoni](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Franck Manzoni
Sgt. de Ville
![Hervé Briaux](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1LLvF8Sn8f5Leh5djaQfgs8BT0C.jpg)