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.
Genre: Documentary, History
Stars: Sherry Managan
Crew: Daniel Sarrade (Editor), Henri Sarrade (Editor), Roger Leenhardt (Producer), Maurice Barry (Director of Photography), Sherry Managan (Writer), Jean Vidal (Writer)
Country: France
Language: Français
Studio: Les Films du Compas
Runtime: 24 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 1951
IMDb: 10
