BALZAC LIFE OF DVD

Movie Description:
A passionate lover of women and the arts, Balzac is both ambitious and excessive. His flamboyant lifestyle is hindered, however, by tremendouspersonal struggles. Shunned by a demanding mother, disregarded by criticsand harassed bydebt-collectors, he works relentlessly to save himself fromfinancial ruin. Balzac fins hisonly solace in letters from the Russian countess Eve Hanska, a married woman whom hewill love his entire life.