Honoré de Balzac

Honoré de Balzac

Known for
Writing
Born
May 20, 1799
Died
August 18, 1850 (aged 51)
Birthplace
Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France

Biography

Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright. He is regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature. Balzac's first project was a libretto for a comic opera called "Le Corsaire", based on Lord Byron's "The Corsair". In 1820 he completed the five-act verse tragedy Cromwell. After writing several novels, in 1832 Balzac conceived the idea for an enormous series of books that would paint a panoramic portrait of "all aspects of society". "Illusions perdues/Lost Illusions" is a serial novel written between 1837 and 1843.

Known For

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Filmography

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Vautrin poster

Vautrin

Movie · Writer

2023
Les secrets de la princesse de Cadignan poster

Les secrets de la princesse de Cadignan

Movie · Novel

2021
Lost Illusions poster

Lost Illusions

Movie · Novel

2021
Eugénie Grandet poster

Eugénie Grandet

Movie · Novel

2017
Francesconi: Trompe-la-Mort poster

Francesconi: Trompe-la-Mort

Movie · Original Story

2014
Bolshoi Ballet: Lost Illusions poster

Bolshoi Ballet: Lost Illusions

Movie · Original Story

2011
The Magic Skin

The Magic Skin

Movie · Novel

2010
The Skin of Sorrow poster

The Skin of Sorrow

Movie · Novel

2009
Nucingen House poster

Nucingen House

Movie · Novel

2007
The Duchess of Langeais poster

The Duchess of Langeais

Movie · Novel

2006
La Grenadière poster

La Grenadière

Movie · Novel

2004
Old Goriot poster

Old Goriot

Movie · Novel

1999
Balzac: A Life of Passion poster

Balzac: A Life of Passion

Movie · Novel

1998
Cousin Bette poster

Cousin Bette

Movie · Novel

1997
Passion in the Desert poster

Passion in the Desert

Movie · Story

1994
Eugénie Grandet poster

Eugénie Grandet

Movie · Novel

1994
Colonel Chabert poster

Colonel Chabert

Movie · Novel

1993
Albert Savarus poster

Albert Savarus

Movie · Writer

1993
Secrets of the De Granshan Family poster

Secrets of the De Granshan Family

Movie · Novel

1992
La Belle Noiseuse: Divertimento poster

La Belle Noiseuse: Divertimento

Movie · Novel

1992
La Femme abandonnée poster

La Femme abandonnée

Movie · Novel

1991
La Belle Noiseuse poster

La Belle Noiseuse

Movie · Novel

1988
Mistr Kornelius

Mistr Kornelius

Movie · Short Story

1988
Mercadet

Mercadet

Movie · Theatre Play

1987
Gobseck poster

Gobseck

Movie · Novel

1985
Gobseck

Gobseck

Movie · Novel

1983
Lost Illusions poster

Lost Illusions

Movie · Novel

1982
The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan poster

The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan

Movie · Short Story

1980
Le Curé de Tours poster

Le Curé de Tours

Movie · Novel

1978
Cousin Pons poster

Cousin Pons

Movie · Writer

1978
Sesternica Beta

Sesternica Beta

TV · Novel · 3 eps

1977
Eugenia Grandet poster

Eugenia Grandet

Movie · Writer

1977
Petřička

Petřička

Movie · Novel

1977
Le Faiseur poster

Le Faiseur

Movie · Author

1976
Plukovník Chabert

Plukovník Chabert

Movie · Novel

1976
The Red Inn poster

The Red Inn

Movie · Author

1975
Une ténébreuse affaire

Une ténébreuse affaire

Movie · Novel

1975
Veľká poľovačka

Veľká poľovačka

Movie · Novel

1975
The Magic Skin poster

The Magic Skin

Movie · Novel

1973
Bratranec Pons

Bratranec Pons

Movie · Novel

1973
My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure poster

My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure

Movie · Novel

1973
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries poster

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

TV · Writer · 1 ep

1972
Wiktoryna, czyli czy pan pochodzi z Beauvais?

Wiktoryna, czyli czy pan pochodzi z Beauvais?

Movie · Short Story

1971
Cousin Bette poster

Cousin Bette

TV · Novel · 5 eps

1971
Pere Goriot

Pere Goriot

TV · Novel · 4 eps

1970
Mercadet

Mercadet

Movie · Theatre Play

1970
Le Lys dans la vallée poster

Le Lys dans la vallée

Movie · Writer

1970
Intimità proibita di una giovane sposa poster

Intimità proibita di una giovane sposa

Movie · Novel

1967
Plukovník Chabert

Plukovník Chabert

Movie · Novel

1967
Himself as Herself poster

Himself as Herself

Movie · Novel

1967
Stimulantia poster

Stimulantia

Movie · Novel

1966
Evženie Grandetová

Evženie Grandetová

Movie · Novel

1966
Illusions perdues poster

Illusions perdues

TV · Novel · 4 eps

1964
La Cousine Bette poster

La Cousine Bette

Movie · Writer

1961
The Girl with the Golden Eyes poster

The Girl with the Golden Eyes

Movie · Story

1960
Shagreen Leather poster

Shagreen Leather

Movie · Novel

1960
The Opportunists poster

The Opportunists

Movie · Novel

1960
Eugénie Grandet poster

Eugénie Grandet

Movie · Novel

1957
Vautrin poster

Vautrin

TV · Writer · 3 eps

1955
Den underbara lögnen

Den underbara lögnen

Movie · Book

1955
Evženie Grandetová

Evženie Grandetová

Movie · Novel

1953
Eugenia Grandet poster

Eugenia Grandet

Movie · Original Story

1952
Karriere in Paris poster

Karriere in Paris

Movie · Novel

1949
The Lovable Cheat poster

The Lovable Cheat

Movie · Theatre Play

1949
Mr. Frenhofer and the Minotaur

Mr. Frenhofer and the Minotaur

Movie · Story

1948
El verdugo poster

El verdugo

Movie · Original Story

1947
The Royalists poster

The Royalists

Movie · Author

1946
Eugenia Grandet poster

Eugenia Grandet

Movie · Novel

1945
Father Goriot poster

Father Goriot

Movie · Novel

1945
Camino de Sacramento poster

Camino de Sacramento

Movie · Screenplay

1943
Colonel Chabert poster

Colonel Chabert

Movie · Novel

1943
La piel de zapa poster

La piel de zapa

Movie · Novel

1942
Wicked Duchess poster

Wicked Duchess

Movie · Novel

1942
Twisted Mistress poster

Twisted Mistress

Movie · Story

1940
The Masked Lover poster

The Masked Lover

Movie · Novel

1937
Gobseck poster

Gobseck

Movie · Novel

1932
Un homme sans nom

Un homme sans nom

Movie · Novel

1932
The Man Without a Name poster

The Man Without a Name

Movie · Novel

1931
Honor of the Family poster

Honor of the Family

Movie · Novel

1928
Cousin Bette poster

Cousin Bette

Movie · Novel

1927
Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen poster

Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen

Movie · Story

1927
Love poster

Love

Movie · Writer

1926
Paris at Midnight poster

Paris at Midnight

Movie · Writer

1923
The Red Inn poster

The Red Inn

Movie · Novel

1923
Ferragus poster

Ferragus

Movie · Writer

1922
The Eternal Flame poster

The Eternal Flame

Movie · Novel

1922
Le Père Goriot

Le Père Goriot

Movie · Novel

1921
The Conquering Power poster

The Conquering Power

Movie · Story

1920
Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen poster

Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen

Movie · Novel

1920
Desire

Desire

Movie · Original Story

1920
The Man of the Sea poster

The Man of the Sea

Movie · Novel

1920
Der Galeerensträfling poster

Der Galeerensträfling

Movie · Story

1920
The Dream Cheater poster

The Dream Cheater

Movie · Writer

1920
Narayana poster

Narayana

Movie · Novel

1917
The Thirteenth Man

The Thirteenth Man

Movie · Writer

1915
The Magic Skin poster

The Magic Skin

Movie · Writer

1912
The Living Dead poster

The Living Dead

Movie · Novel

1912
Maskierte Liebe

Maskierte Liebe

Movie · Story

1910
Madame de Langeais poster

Madame de Langeais

Movie · Novel

1910
Eugénie Grandet

Eugénie Grandet

Movie · Writer

1910
The Duchess of Langeais

The Duchess of Langeais

Movie · Writer

1909
The Sealed Room poster

The Sealed Room

Movie · Novel

1909
The False Oath poster

The False Oath

Movie · Writer

1909
The Great Breach

The Great Breach

Movie · Writer