Portrait of Honoré de Balzac

Writing

Honoré de Balzac

Career

Active from 1909 to 2023, busiest in 1920 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for La Belle Noiseuse
La Belle Noiseuse
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Honoré de Balzac Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Period Drama 7
  • Tragic Romance 6
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Literary Adaptation 6
  • French Cinema 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Balzac Adaptation 4
  • Class Conflict 4
  • Silent Film 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Classic Literature Adaptation 2
  • Slow Burn 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

98
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Vautrin
Vautrin

Writer

2020s

3 titles · average score 71
Les secrets de la princesse de Cadignan
Les secrets de la princesse de Cadignan (2023)

Novel

Lost Illusions
Lost Illusions (2021)
GoodWatch score 81

Novel

Eugénie Grandet
Eugénie Grandet (2021)
GoodWatch score 61

Novel

2010s

4 titles · average score 60
Francesconi: Trompe-la-Mort
Francesconi: Trompe-la-Mort (2017)

Original Story

Bolshoi Ballet: Lost Illusions
Bolshoi Ballet: Lost Illusions (2014)

Original Story

The Magic Skin
The Magic Skin (2011)

Novel

The Skin of Sorrow
The Skin of Sorrow (2010)
GoodWatch score 60

Novel

2000s

4 titles · average score 58
Nucingen House
Nucingen House (2009)

Novel

The Duchess of Langeais
The Duchess of Langeais (2007)
GoodWatch score 60

Novel

La Grenadière
La Grenadière (2006)

Novel

Old Goriot
Old Goriot (2004)
GoodWatch score 57

Novel

1990s

10 titles · average score 68
Balzac: A Life of Passion
Balzac: A Life of Passion (1999)
GoodWatch score 56

Novel

Cousin Bette
Cousin Bette (1998)
GoodWatch score 48

Novel

Passion in the Desert
Passion in the Desert (1997)
GoodWatch score 67

Story

Colonel Chabert
Colonel Chabert (1994)
GoodWatch score 75

Novel

Eugénie Grandet
Eugénie Grandet (1994)

Novel

Albert Savarus
Albert Savarus (1993)

Writer

Secrets of the De Granshan Family
Secrets of the De Granshan Family (1993)

Novel

La Belle Noiseuse: Divertimento
La Belle Noiseuse: Divertimento (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

Novel

La Femme abandonnée
La Femme abandonnée (1992)

Novel

La Belle Noiseuse
La Belle Noiseuse (1991)
GoodWatch score 89

Novel

1980s

7 titles
Mistr Kornelius
Mistr Kornelius (1988)

Short Story

Mercadet
Mercadet (1988)

Theatre Play

Gobseck
Gobseck (1987)

Novel

Gobseck
Gobseck (1985)

Novel

Lost Illusions
Lost Illusions (1983)

Novel

The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan
The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan (1982)

Short Story

Le Curé de Tours
Le Curé de Tours (1980)

Novel

1970s

15 titles
Cousin Pons
Cousin Pons (1978)

Writer

Petřička
Petřička (1977)

Novel

Le Faiseur
Le Faiseur (1977)

Author

The Red Inn
The Red Inn (1976)

Author

The Magic Skin
The Magic Skin (1975)

Novel

Une ténébreuse affaire
Une ténébreuse affaire (1975)

Novel

Veľká poľovačka
Veľká poľovačka (1975)

Novel

My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure
My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure (1973)

Novel

Bratranec Pons
Bratranec Pons (1973)

Novel

Wiktoryna, czyli czy pan pochodzi z Beauvais?
Wiktoryna, czyli czy pan pochodzi z Beauvais? (1972)

Short Story

Le Lys dans la vallée
Le Lys dans la vallée (1970)

Writer

Intimità proibita di una giovane sposa
Intimità proibita di una giovane sposa (1970)

Novel

1960s

9 titles · average score 57
Stimulantia
Stimulantia (1967)
GoodWatch score 58

Novel

Himself as Herself
Himself as Herself (1967)

Novel

Plukovník Chabert
Plukovník Chabert (1967)

Novel

Evženie Grandetová
Evženie Grandetová (1966)

Novel

La Cousine Bette
La Cousine Bette (1964)

Writer

The Girl with the Golden Eyes
The Girl with the Golden Eyes (1961)
GoodWatch score 56

Story

The Opportunists
The Opportunists (1960)

Novel

Eugénie Grandet
Eugénie Grandet (1960)

Novel

Shagreen Leather
Shagreen Leather (1960)

Novel

1950s

4 titles
Den underbara lögnen
Den underbara lögnen (1955)

Book

Evženie Grandetová
Evženie Grandetová (1955)

Novel

Eugenia Grandet
Eugenia Grandet (1953)

Original Story

Karriere in Paris
Karriere in Paris (1952)

Novel

1940s

12 titles
Mr. Frenhofer and the Minotaur
Mr. Frenhofer and the Minotaur (1949)

Story

The Lovable Cheat
The Lovable Cheat (1949)

Theatre Play

El verdugo
El verdugo (1948)

Original Story

The Royalists
The Royalists (1947)

Author

Eugenia Grandet
Eugenia Grandet (1946)

Novel

Father Goriot
Father Goriot (1945)

Novel

Vautrin the Thief
Vautrin the Thief (1943)

Creator

Colonel Chabert
Colonel Chabert (1943)

Novel

La piel de zapa
La piel de zapa (1943)

Novel

Wicked Duchess
Wicked Duchess (1942)

Novel

Twisted Mistress
Twisted Mistress (1942)

Story

The Masked Lover
The Masked Lover (1940)

Novel

1930s

4 titles
Gobseck
Gobseck (1937)

Novel

Un homme sans nom
Un homme sans nom (1932)

Novel

The Man Without a Name
The Man Without a Name (1932)

Novel

Honor of the Family
Honor of the Family (1931)

Novel

1920s

15 titles · average score 63
Cousin Bette
Cousin Bette (1928)

Novel

Love
Love (1927)

Writer

Paris at Midnight
Paris at Midnight (1926)

Writer

The Red Inn
The Red Inn (1923)

Novel

Ferragus
Ferragus (1923)

Writer

Le Père Goriot
Le Père Goriot (1922)

Novel

The Eternal Flame
The Eternal Flame (1922)

Novel

The Conquering Power
The Conquering Power (1921)
GoodWatch score 59

Story

The Man of the Sea
The Man of the Sea (1920)
GoodWatch score 66

Novel

Narayana
Narayana (1920)

Novel

The Dream Cheater
The Dream Cheater (1920)

Writer

Desire
Desire (1920)

Original Story

1910s

7 titles
The Thirteenth Man
The Thirteenth Man (1917)

Writer

The Magic Skin
The Magic Skin (1915)

Writer

The Living Dead
The Living Dead (1912)

Novel

Maskierte Liebe
Maskierte Liebe (1912)

Story

The Duchess of Langeais
The Duchess of Langeais (1910)

Writer

Eugénie Grandet
Eugénie Grandet (1910)

Writer

Madame de Langeais
Madame de Langeais (1910)

Novel

1900s

3 titles · average score 55
The Sealed Room
The Sealed Room (1909)
GoodWatch score 55

Novel

The False Oath
The False Oath (1909)

Writer

The Great Breach
The Great Breach (1909)

Writer