(Balzac)

Content: Balzac is a 1951 short documentary film by French director Jean Vidal. It is a biopic on the work, life, and loves of the French playwright and novelist Honoré de Balzac, his evolution as a writer and how his individual works fit into the design of La Comedie Humaine. The film was nominated for an Academy Award in 1952 and won first prize for best director at the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival the same year.

Countries:

France

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

24 minutes

Year:

1951

Directors:

Jean Vidal

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Production companies:

Les Films du Compas

Actors:

Narrator

Crews:

Director of Photography

Editor

Producer

Editor

Director