Review of Balzac: A Life of Passion (1999) by Mazur C — 03 Nov 2011

Good movie but the dubbing in English is pretty bad... it really spoiled everything! Watch it in French with subtitles if you can!

This review of Balzac: A Life of Passion (1999) was written by Mazur C on 03 Nov 2011.

Balzac: A Life of Passion has generally received mixed reviews.

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