| As Balzac prepares to die, his entire past flashes before his eyes. As a young writer, he was driven by the desire to achieve something great. With the support of Laure de Berny, he started printing and publishing without much success, but it was with his pen that he achieved fame, thanks to the constant support of Madame de Berny. Balzac became a writer that readers devoured. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Gérard Depardieu | Honoré de Balzac | 2 |
| Fanny Ardant | Eve Hanska | 2 |
| Virna Lisi | Laure de Berny | 2 |
| Sergio Rubini | Eugène Sue | 2 |
| Gottfried John | le comte Hanski | 2 |
| Jeanne Moreau | Charlotte-Laure | 2 |
| Claude Rich | maitre Plissoud | 2 |
| Katja Riemann | Laure d’Abrantès | 2 |
| Marianne Denicourt | Adèle Hugo | 2 |
| Jeanne Balibar | Alina Moniuzko | 2 |
| François Marthouret | docteur Nacquart | 2 |