Balzac: A Life of Passion

Season 1

This is the sprawling saga of Honoré de Balzac (Gérard Depardieu), a man who created a great literary oeuvre from the 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.

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S1 E1 - 1
February 3, 2004
1 h 35 min
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"All humanity is a passion; without passion, religion, history, novels, art would be ineffectual." (Honoré de Balzac, 1799-1850). "Balzac - A Life for Passion" is the sprawling saga of Honoré de Balzac (Gérard Depardieu), a man who created a monumental literary oeuvre from the dramas and adventures of his own life - a life that he shaped into one spectacular and unforgettable blaze of passion.
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S1 E2 - 2
February 3, 2004
1 h 36 min
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Balzac's one great love, is Eve Hanska, a ravishing beauty whom he follows to Switzerland, Prague and St. Petersburg in a tireless crusade to win her heart. Eve, a married woman, admires above all the writer in Balzac but also succumbs to his magnetic appeal. Their tormented relationship marks the final years of Balzac's life.
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