Balzac: A Life of Passion

"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.

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.