Directed by:
Josée DayanScreenplay:
Didier DecoinCinematography:
Willy StassenComposer:
Bruno CoulaisCast:
Gérard Depardieu, Jeanne Moreau, Fanny Ardant, Virna Lisi, Katja Riemann, Gert Voss, Sergio Rubini, Marianne Denicourt, Gottfried John, François Marthouret (more)Plots(1)
Gerard Depardieu stars in the sprawling saga of Honore de Balzac, author of THE HUMAN COMEDY, who crafted some of our century's most unforgettable writing from his own blazing passion for life. Gruff, unsophisticated and far from handsome, Balzac managed to become one of the most sought after men in his circle of famous writers in 19th Century France, leaving a trail of scandal and heartbreak in his wake. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Gérard Depardieu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/529/160529108_0a4e75.png)
Gérard Depardieu
France
Best movies:
Jean de Florette (1986)
Two Men in Town (1973)
Shut Up! (2003)
![Jeanne Moreau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/936/161936215_332374.jpg)
Jeanne Moreau
France
Best movies:
Dialogue with the Carmelites (1960)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Back to the Wall (1958)
![Fanny Ardant](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/347/162347340_105211.png)
Fanny Ardant
France
Best movies:
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
The Family (1987)
Confidentially Yours (1983)
![Virna Lisi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271801_75c9c5.jpg)
Virna Lisi
Italy
Best movies:
Bugie bianche (1980)
The Black Tulip (1964)
Queen Margot (1994)
![Katja Riemann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/834/162834245_f1d6ef.jpg)
Katja Riemann
West Germany
Best movies:
Comedian Harmonists (1997)
Bandits (1997)
The Foster Boy (2011)
![Gert Voss](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/199/162199357_613627.jpg)
Gert Voss
China
Best movies:
Labyrinth of Lies (2014)
The Moor's Head (1995)
Balzac (1999) (TV movie)
![Sergio Rubini](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/100/161100947_97b34b.jpg)
Sergio Rubini
Italy
Best movies:
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (series)
The Moro Affair (1986)
A Pure Formality (1994)
![Marianne Denicourt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/330/162330708_51b483.png)
Marianne Denicourt
France
Best movies:
Up, Down, Fragile (1995)
La Belle Noiseuse (1991)
The Best Years of a Life (2019)
![Gottfried John](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/737/158737774_2f8d59.jpg)
Gottfried John
German Empire
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life (1995)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
![François Marthouret](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/839/160839639_e586de.png)
François Marthouret
France
Best movies:
The Confession (1970)
L'Affaire Dreyfus (1994) (series)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
![Claude Rich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271136_adc1e2.jpg)
Claude Rich
France
Best movies:
Order of the Daisy (1967)
Pope John XXIII (2002) (TV movie)
Oscar (1967)
![Sunnyi Melles](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272285_84994f.jpg)
Sunnyi Melles
Luxembourg
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Falco - Verdammt, wir leben noch! (2008)
Steppenwolf (1974)
Cédric Chevalme
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (2000) (series)
Le Petit Fugitif (2006) (TV movie)
Balzac (1999) (TV movie)
![Katja Studt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/276/160276356_16df43.jpg)
Katja Studt
West Germany
Best movies:
Sunshine (1999)
The Golden Glove (2019)
Deadly Maria (1993)
![Jacques Seiler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280171_2ebbfd.jpg)
Jacques Seiler
France
Best movies:
The Fighting Musketeers (1961)
The Big Store (1973)
Stadium Nuts (1972)
![René Šmotek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/109/309/109309423_182e46.jpg)
René Šmotek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Nineties (2022) (series)
S nadějí i bez ní (2014) (theatrical recording)
Želary (2003)
![Jean Davy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/477/477307_907cbb.jpg)
Jean Davy
France
Best movies:
In Praise of Love (2001)
Souvenirs perdus (1950)
Mayerling (1936)
![Dominique Besnehard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/525/161525298_c07df5.png)
Dominique Besnehard
France
Best movies:
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (series)
Les Misérables (2000) (series)
Betty Blue (1986)
![Franck de la Personne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/838/160838287_b741c7.png)
Franck de la Personne
Best movies:
Story of Women (1988)
Death in the French Garden (1985)
Le Temps des amours (2007) (TV movie)
![Roland Blanche](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/393/160393725_1fa2e0.jpg)
Roland Blanche
France
Best movies:
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (series)
The Fugitives (1986)
La Femme Nikita (1990)