# Balzac à Paris.

Visits Le Musee Balzac and highlights the life and works of French author Honore de Balzac (1799-1850), who deplored social injustice and satirized the ambitious bourgeoisie in his Comedie Humaine. Includes a scene from Le Colonel Chabert performed by Raimu and an excerpt from the film Pere Goriot starring Pierre Larguet. From the Ici la France series. French dialogue Summary A French language film. Balzac's life and his fight against the social injustices of his age are discussed by Sorbonne Professor, Pierre - Georges Castex. Scenes based upon Balzac's novels 'LE COLONEL CHABERT' and 'PERE GORIOT' are used to illustrate the commentary.

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1964
- Runtime: 21 min
- By: CRM Films
- Genres: Education, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/balzacaparis)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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