Balzac 1999 N/R, 210 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama aka: Balzac: A Life of Passion
Director: Josee Dayan Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Jeanne Moreau, Fanny Ardant, Virna Lisi, Katja Riemann, Gert Voss, Katja Studt, Sergio Rubini, Marianne Denicourt, Gottfried John
Gerard Depardieu assumes the role of great French writer Honore de Balzac in this made-for-French-TV biography. The story covers Balzac's childhood under the influence of his critical mother (Jeanne Moreau), later romantic relationships (Fanny Ardant and Virna Lisi), and, finally, fame and fortune.
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Cet Amour-La 2001 N/R, 98 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Josee Dayan Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Aymeric Demarigny, Christiane Rorato, Sophie Milleron, Justine Levy, Adrien Guilbert, Stanislas Sauphanor, Didier Lesour, Tanya Lopert
The legendary affair of French author Marguerite Duras (Jeanne Moreau) and her 36-years-younger lover, Yann Andrea (Aymeric Demarigny), is the subject of this beautifully filmed story, which is set along the Breton seaside.
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| 1. Balzac (1999) aka: Balzac: A Life of Passion
2. Cet Amour-La (2001)
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