Prometheus: The Life of Balzac
Prometheus: The Life of Balzac is a 1975, six episode part, TV Mini Series adaptation of André Maurois, 1965 book of the same name.[1][2] It was produced by the BBC and all six episodes were broadcast in colour from 20 October 1975 to 24 November 1975 on BBC Two.[3][4] With Nicky Henson playing the main character Honore de Balzac the series shows his life from wanting to be a writer to falling in love.[5][6] PlotSet in the mid 1800s in France a renowned french novelist named Honore de Balzac tries to become a great writer with the help of his family, but he ends up facing ambitions, relationships, and struggles as he try's to reach that goal. He eventually embraces instead and decides to find the first great love of his life instead. His friends and Poet writer Victor Hugo all encourages him to do it.[7] CastThe cast and so forth are as follows:[8] Main cast
Supporting cast
EpisodesThe series aired on BBC Two on Mondays at around 9:00pm. After all six episodes had finished being broadcast the series was never rebroadcast on television after it's internal 1975 run.[9]
ProductionAll six episodes of the series were filmed at the BBC television studio Pebble Mill Studios in 1974.[16] ReceptionAll six episodes exist in the BBC Archives, although none of the episodes have been released on DVD. The entire series is available to watch at the British Film Institute and the series is also held in the Kaleidoscope archives as well.[17][18] References
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