
Gérard Depardieu -- cast partly for his resemblance to Rodin's sculpture of Honoré de Balzac -- plays the French literary genius in this miniseries that focuses on Balzac's troubled relationships with women and how they inspired his greatest works. Jeanne Moreau plays Balzac's cold and overcritical mother; Virna Lisa is his high-society lover; and Fanny Ardent is Countess Eve Hanska, the married noblewoman for whom Balzac pined.-
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Synopsis: Gerard Depardieu stars as the title character in this biopic about the great 19th-century French novelist Honore de Balzac, author of 97 novels, of which the most well known is perhaps the classic... Gerard Depardieu stars as the title char -
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Honoré de Balzac was a man who lived to write. His life was a hard, permanent struggle, from his cold... more | add synopsis -
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Synopsis: Profile of 19th century French author Honore de Balzac. The story focuses on Balzac's ambitious and excessive lifestyle and equal affection for art and women. -
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