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'''''Balzac''''' is a 1951 short documentary film by [[French]] [[director]] [[Jean Vidal]]. It was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] in 1952, for [[Best Short Subject, Two-reel]], and won first prize for best director at the [[Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival]] the same year. | '''''Balzac''''' is a 1951 short documentary film by [[French]] [[director]] [[Jean Vidal]]. It was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] in 1952, for [[Best Short Subject, Two-reel]], and won first prize for best director at the [[Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival]] the same year. | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
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]]''. A [[documentary]] which uses contemporary [[sketch]]es, [[painting]]s and [[photograph]]s, to illustrate his achievements, alongside excerpts from his body of writings. | 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]]''. A [[documentary]] which uses contemporary [[sketch]]es, [[painting]]s and [[photograph]]s, to illustrate his achievements, alongside excerpts from his body of writings. | ||
Revision as of 04:08, 8 October 2009
| Balzac | |
|---|---|
| Director | Jean Vidal |
| Producer | Roger Leenhardt |
| Screenwriter | Jean Vidal Sherry Mangan |
| Narrator | Sherry Mangan |
| Music | Guy Bernard |
| Cinematographer | Maurice Barry |
| Editor | Daniel Sarrade Henri Sarrade |
| Studio | Les Films du Compass |
| Distributor | A. F. Films |
| Released | 1951 |
| Filmed | 1950 |
| Length | 24 minutes |
| Origin | France |
| Language | French |
Balzac is a 1951 short documentary film by French director Jean Vidal. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1952, for Best Short Subject, Two-reel, and won first prize for best director at the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival the same year.
Synopsis
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. A documentary which uses contemporary sketches, paintings and photographs, to illustrate his achievements, alongside excerpts from his body of writings.