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51. Pere Goriot (1968– )
Eugène de Rastignac comes to Paris and finds lodging in the same boarding house as a former pasta maker, Père Goriot. While the other lodgers abuse Goriot, Eugène is symapthetic to the meek and mild Goriot.
Stars: Michael Goodliffe, Patsy Rowlands, Michael Bilton, David Weston
Votes: 7
52. Illusions perdues (1966– )
100 min | Drama
In 1819 Angoulême, ambitious young poet Lucien Chardon mingles with high society at Mme de Bargeton's salon. Dreaming of glory in Paris, he finds the capital city offers both fame and bitter disappointment.
Stars: Yves Rénier, François Chaumette, Denis Manuel, Bernard Noël
Votes: 12
53. Gobseck (1937)
73 min | Drama
Director: Konstantin Eggert | Stars: Leonid Leonidov, Aleksandr Shatov, Galina Sergeyeva, Tatyana Kondrakova
Votes: 24
54. Vautrin the Thief (1943)
88 min | Drama
Michel Simon vehicle and Balzac adaptation: An escaped convict, putting on priest's garb, manoeuvres his way into 19tn century French society and pressures his young protege to marry for money, not love.
Director: Pierre Billon | Stars: Michel Simon, Madeleine Sologne, Renée Albouy, Marcel André
Votes: 83
55. The Royalists (1947)
99 min | Adventure, History
Director: Henri Calef | Stars: Jean Marais, Marcel Herrand, Pierre Dux, Louis Seigner
Votes: 85
56. Eugenia Grandet (1953)
106 min | Drama
On the day that Eugenia Grandet turns 21, her miserly father gives her a valuable gold coin, like every year. Carlos, Eugenia's cousin, arrives at the celebration with a letter. Thanks to ... See full summary »
Director: Emilio Gómez Muriel | Stars: Marga López, Julio Villarreal, Andrea Palma, Ramón Gay
Votes: 33
57. Honor of the Family (1931)
Passed | 66 min | Drama
Honor of the Family is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film released by First National Pictures (a subsidiary of Warner Bros.), starring Bebe Daniels and Warren William. It was based on the ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Bebe Daniels, Warren William, Alan Mowbray, Blanche Friderici
Votes: 17
58. Der Bagnosträfling (1949)
106 min | Adventure
Director: Gustav Fröhlich | Stars: Paul Dahlke, Richard Häussler, Käthe Dorsch, Winnie Markus
Votes: 13
59. Wicked Duchess (1942)
99 min | Drama, Romance
The Duchess of Langeais, as beautiful as she is brilliant, is a woman who likes to seduce but who does not give in. Until the day when she falls in love with General de Montriveau, a cabal goes up against her.
Director: Jacques de Baroncelli | Stars: Edwige Feuillère, Pierre Richard-Willm, Aimé Clariond, Lise Delamare
Votes: 124
60. Eugenie Grandet (1946)
100 min | Drama
Eugenia is a daughter of a wealthy but miserly man living a simple life in the provincial town of Saumur. Eugenia's inexperience leads her to fall in love with an unworthy man.
Director: Mario Soldati | Stars: Alida Valli, Gualtiero Tumiati, Giorgio De Lullo, Giuditta Rissone
Votes: 93
61. The Eternal Flame (1922)
96 min | Drama, History
The Duchess de Langeais has a love affair, as in the novel by H. de Balzac.
Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Norma Talmadge, Adolphe Menjou, Wedgwood Nowell, Conway Tearle
Votes: 13 | Gross: $0.14M
62. Grande Teatro Tupi (1951–1964)
Drama
A tele theater where famous plays were adapted and staged, during the days before videotaped Brazilian television, and performed by a cast of accomplished actors.
Stars: Wanda Kosmo, Rita Cléos, Nydia Lícia, Rildo Gonçalves
Votes: 32
63. Slave of Desire (1923)
Passed | 70 min | Drama
Poet Raphael de Valentin is down on his luck until a friend introduces him into society. He meets the Countess Fedora, and after she reads his poems, his work becomes an overnight sensation.
Director: George D. Baker | Stars: George Walsh, Bessie Love, Carmel Myers, Wally Van
Votes: 15
64. Intimità proibita di una giovane sposa (1970)
90 min | Drama, Thriller
Threatened by old age and impotence, a count marries a girl loved by his son. When the count notices an affair between the two he reacts strongly.
Director: Oscar Brazzi | Stars: Rossano Brazzi, Patrizia Rodi, Ricci Hohlt, Valérie Lagrange
65. Le lys dans la vallée (1970 TV Movie)
127 min | Drama
Director: Marcel Cravenne | Stars: Delphine Seyrig, Richard Leduc, Georges Marchal, Alexandra Stewart
Votes: 25
66. Evgeniya Grande (1960)
101 min | Drama
Eugénie's father is a former cooper who has become wealthy through both business ventures and inheritance (having inherited the estates of his mother-in-law, grandfather-in-law, and ... See full summary »
Director: Sergei Alekseyev | Stars: Ariadna Shengelaia, Mikhail Kozakov, Semyon Mezhinsky, Tatyana Pankova
Votes: 45
67. Secrets of a Ballerina (1943)
101 min | Drama
The French Secrets of a Ballerina is based on Honore de Balzac's Un Seul Amour. The title character is ballet-star Clara Biondi (Micheline Presle), whose peak years are shown in flashback. ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Blanchar | Stars: Pierre Blanchar, Micheline Presle, Geneviève Morel, Henri Coutet
Votes: 39
68. The Sealed Room (1909)
Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Drama, History
A king exacts vengeance upon his faithless mistress and her lover.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Arthur V. Johnson, Marion Leonard, Henry B. Walthall, Linda Arvidson
Votes: 963
69. The Magic Skin (1915)
60 min | Drama, History
Ralph Valentine and his father are musicians of proud and aristocratic ways and are so wrapped up in their art as to be oblivious of their poverty. Their faithful servant, Joseph, has been ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Ridgely | Stars: Everett Butterfield, Mabel Trunnelle, Bigelow Cooper, Frank A. Lyons
Votes: 19
70. Magic Skin (2018)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Running away from a life filled with failure and rejection, Nikos desperately dives into the dark waters of human desire, after closing a faustian pact. He is given an old piece of animal ... See full summary »
Director: Konstantinos Samaras | Stars: Betty Arvaniti, Fotini Baxevani, Giannis Bezos, Giorgos Biniaris
Votes: 33
71. Albert Savarus (1993 TV Movie)
98 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Alexandre Astruc | Stars: Niels Arestrup, Dominique Sanda, Charlotte Valandrey, Fernand Guiot
Votes: 16
72. Les amours romantiques (1983– )
26 min | Drama, Romance
Stars: Alexandre Rignault, Sylvia Zerbib, Laurence Vincendon, Christine Delaroche
73. The Fear (2001– )
15 min | Horror
Well-known actors read chilling tales to the camera.
Stars: Kelly Macdonald, Samantha Morton, Anna Friel, Ray Winstone
Votes: 30
74. Paris at Midnight (1926)
70 min | Drama
In a Paris boardinghouse, a mysterious stranger seems to somehow solve the problems and conflicts of the residents, all while hiding his own secret.
Director: E. Mason Hopper | Stars: Jetta Goudal, Lionel Barrymore, Mary Brian, Edmund Burns
Votes: 39
75. Hora once (1968–1974)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Stars: Susana Mara, Nicolás Dueñas, Enriqueta Carballeira, Blanca Sendino
76. Le roman du samedi (1980–1981)
Stars: Michel Peyrelon, Philippe Ruggieri, Jeanne Herviale, Yves Favier
77. Los libros (1974–1977)
60 min | Drama
Stars: José Riesgo, Guillermo Díaz-Plaja, Carmen Maura, Mery Leyva
78. Human Comedy in Tokyo (2008)
140 min | Drama
'Human Comedy in Tokyo', describes ordinary everyday lives without any significant incidents. Various dialogues are elaborately woven to bring tiny splits in human relationships to light, ... See full summary »
Director: Kôji Fukada | Stars: Kentarô Abe, Makoto Adachi, Kenichi Akiyama, Ami Chong
Votes: 37
79. Ficciones (1971–1981)
60 min | Drama
Stars: Carlos Lucena, Alejandro Ulloa, Conxita Bardem, Fernando Ulloa
80. Die schöne Kurtisane (1984 TV Movie)
70 min | Drama
Director: Hans Knötzsch | Stars: Hildegard Alex, Wolfgang Brunecker, Hans-Joachim Hanisch, Wolfgang Hosfeld
81. The Great Breach (1909)
8 min | Short, Drama, Romance
In 1816 there appeared in the office of the Sub-prefect or Vendome a Spanish prisoner of war, the Count de Feredia. The Spanish nobleman was a handsome man who carried himself with the ... See full summary »
Director: André Calmettes | Stars: Véra Sergine, André Calmettes, Philippe Garnier, Henri Pouctal
82. Cousine Bette (1964 TV Movie)
121 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Yves-André Hubert | Stars: Alice Sapritch, Claudine Coster, Jacques Castelot, Jacques Monod
Votes: 8
83. Balzac (2015 Video)
94 min | Documentary
"The Human Comedy" is the name given by Honoré de Balzac to the body of his literary work. The seminar, led by Claudio Naranjo, is an invitation to broaden our understanding of the 27 ... See full summary »
Director: Miguel Bardem | Stars: Duccio Barlucchi, Lorena Bayonas, Luis Fuisté Coetzee, Guido Costa
84. Liebe (1927)
Glum adaptation of the Balzac "La duchesse de Langeais" where the titled lady determines to humiliate the officer who she feels has snubbed her, by seducing him in front of witnesses, complicated by passion.
Director: Paul Czinner | Stars: Elisabeth Bergner, Ágnes Eszterházy, Elza Temary, Olga Engl
Votes: 15
85. Les secrets de la princesse de Cadignan (1982 TV Movie)
Comedy, Drama
Director: Jacques Deray | Stars: Claudine Auger, Marina Vlady, François Marthouret, Niels Arestrup
86. La Rabouilleuse (1944)
100 min | Drama
Director: Fernand Rivers | Stars: Fernand Gravey, Suzy Prim, André Brunot, Jacques Erwin
87. Quando la primavera ritorno (1916)
Director: Ivo Illuminati | Stars: Alfonso Cassini, Amedeo Ciaffi, Angelo Gallina, Maria Jacobini
88. Der Galeerensträfling (1919)
Drama
Directors: Rochus Gliese, Paul Wegener | Stars: Paul Wegener, Lyda Salmonova, Paul Hartmann, Ernst Deutsch
89. If Women Only Knew (1921)
60 min | Drama
Maurice Travers attends college through the self-sacrificing efforts of his mother. However, his love for sports and consequent neglect of his studies prevent his graduation. Madeline ... See full summary »
Director: Edward H. Griffith | Stars: Robert Gordon, Madelyn Clare, Blanche Davenport, Virginia Lee
90. The Rise and Fall of César Birotteau (1965)
45 min | Drama
Stars: Morris Perry, Gwen Watford, Isobel Black, Alan Rowe
91. The Dream Cheater (1920)
50 min | Horror
When young writer Brandon McShane is left penniless by the death of his father, he is forced to rent a room in the tenement district from the Mahon family. Brandon soon becomes infatuated ... See full summary »
Director: Ernest C. Warde | Stars: J. Warren Kerrigan, Wedgwood Nowell, Alice Wilson, Joseph J. Dowling
Votes: 21
92. La piel de Zapa (1943)
102 min | Drama
Director: Luis Bayón Herrera | Stars: Hugo del Carril, Aída Luz, Florence Marly, Santiago Gómez Cou
Votes: 26
93. Den underbara lögnen (1955)
79 min | Drama
The night before her wedding, a nervous bride examines her gifts and picks out a book of romantic short stories. Hoping to while away the evening, she settles on the couch and begins reading "La grande Bretêche" by Honoré de Balzac.
Directors: Schamyl Bauman, Mike Road | Stars: Signe Hasso, William Langford, Anders Andelius, Ragnar Arvedson
94. Papà Goriot (1970– )
Comedy
Stars: Carlos Benjumea, Gloria Zapata, Mauricio Figueroa, Víctor Cifuentes
95. Narayana (1920)
61 min | Fantasy
Director: Léon Poirier | Stars: Laurence Myrga, Edmond Van Daële, Charles Norville, Marcelle Souty
Votes: 21
96. L'interdiction (1993 TV Movie)
82 min | Drama
Director: Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe | Stars: Caroline Silhol, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Bernard Fresson, Jean-Michel Dupuis
Votes: 10
97. Illusions Perdues (2015)
65 min | Drama
Lucien, Balzac's hero, obsessed by his ambitions, seeks the recognition of the Parisian society: manipulation, a bitter look on our time, cynicism. The actors will surely lead you into their lost illusions.
Director: Laurent Labbarrère | Stars: María Cadenas, Agnès Delachair, Sergi Emiliano, Arianna Grossocordón
98. Conrad Nagel Theater (1955– )
30 min | Drama
Stars: Conrad Nagel, Tonio Selwart, John Stacy, Patrick Crean
99. Desire (1920)
Fantasy, Horror
An ass's skin grants an author's wishes and makes him rich, but it is a dream.
Director: George Edwardes-Hall | Stars: Dennis Neilson-Terry, Yvonne Arnaud, Christine Maitland, George W. Anson
100. Mr. Frenhofer and the Minotaur (1949)
20 min | Short
A short film which documents a competition between men for the love of the same woman.
Director: Sidney Peterson
Votes: 133