Balzac

Duration: 0:22:00

Year Published: 1951

Creator: Film Images: Publisher

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Uses contemporary pictures, portraits, and statues to present a biography of the French novelist Honore de Balzac. Traces his career from his unhappy childhood, through his formative years as poet and business man, on to his success as author. Stresses the sources of many of his literary creations., Uses contemporary pictures, portraits, and statues to present a biography of the French novelist Honore de Balzac. Traces his career from his unhappy childhood, through his formative years as poet and business man, on to his success as author. Stresses the sources of many of his literary creations.

Complete Record: , A film essay on the life of Balzac using prints and photographs of the period, as well as the French novelist's manuscripts and other documents connected with his life. Examines the influence of Napoleon, the reign of Louis-Philippe, and the Revolution of 1848 on his writings. , Uses contemporary pictures, portraits, and statues to present a biography of the French novelist Honore de Balzac. Traces his career from his unhappy childhood, through his formative years as poet and business man, on to his success as author. Stresses the sources of many of his literary creations.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.