
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.

as Honoré de Balzac

as Charlotte-Laure

as Eve Hanska

as Madame de Berny

as Laure d'Abrantès

as Maitre Plissoud

as Victor Hugo

as Eugene Sue

as Doctor Nacquart

as Adèle Hugo

as Count Hanska

as Paradis

as Balzac as a Child

as Leon

as Buisson - Taylor

as Gosselin - Editor

as Orfevre

as Werdet - Editor

as Anna Hanska as a Child

as Baroness von Galvenberg

as Anna Hanska

as Sgt. de Ville

as Charles Sedillot