Honoré de Balzac documentary

[@natgarrison2300]

That orange blouse woman's voice is so very annoying!!!!!!

[@biedepeuter5081]

Yes! REALLY!!!!!

[@debraperez7171]

At minute 12:23 I had to stop and check if it was just me!! Horrible!

[@GoneFishingAway]

That's Vocal Fry for ya. It's pisses off anyone instantly lol

[@toekafrank6998]

So pretentious. Trying her best to sound like royalty...

[@jdc9023]

The saddest part is that she is American and had only lived in England for several years at that point.

[@agnesherendi558]

Dear editor of this docu. Please spare the poor viewers, us, from Dr Michele Hannoosh. It is not possible to concentrate on the content of what she wants to say because of her very annoying pitch of voice and the posh, arrogant usage of English language. We understand that she has a degree in literature but let"s just stick to the genre of a docu and not pretend to give a lecture to academic students. Thank you.

[@toekafrank6998]

Fact. Ugh!

[@purplepen575]

may i tickle de balzac

[@D3xterJettster]

It would be my Honoré

[@rookie6u]

I'd love to honore de balzac

[@AuthorDocumentaries]

You better lol

[@davetech1269]

Heh heh.

[@cheri238]

Absolutely 💯

[@LenaL146]

The way he is pronouncing the name, you are absolutely right!! 😮😂

[@bytearchives]

Lmao

[@AbbyViralofficial]

here after Elon Musk's Tweet

[@greenloafphotosynthesis]

do you wanna honore my balzac

[@manjushreeacharya5319]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXXJe6FnoMiEq7c The sound coming out of that woman, my god.

[@oscarfernandezrivera]

Jesuschrist...this man says "Ballsack" in such a peaceful manner it fucking irritates me to the point of murderous anger. Beautiful documentary, nonetheless.

[@lauralaladarling3775]

Why do you pronounce his surname Bolzac? It's annoying.

[@rattyrachel4316]

A totally absorbing and entertaining portrayal of one of the world’s undeniable literary geniuses. Still, he was for the most part it seems, miserable. And so while eliciting a deep regard for Balzac’s untenable intellect and literary contributions to the world, this documentary also makes me glad to just be myself, unencumbered by genius and ambition. As musician Tiny Tim sang, “Aren’t You Glad To Be You?!” Indeed, I am, thou great philosopher, Mr. Tim, indeed I am! 😄

[@AuthorDocumentaries]

Exactly! The life of an artist takes sacrifice. Balzac was intense! I'm an artist, but I try not to brood for too long lol. Tim is a wise sage

[@rattyrachel4316]

Write Like love your thoughtful reply! Thanks so much!❗️

[@zah936]

❤

[@snjez2762]

Fabulous documentary apart from the irratating and obviously put on posh accent of Dr. Hannoosh! She must have spent a fortune on elocutionary classes.

[@scottsheehan446]

Poor woman can’t help but speak with a constant vocal fry!

[@timokautto9815]

Interesting documentary, but please, he was not "Ball-Jack" but Balzac - why not using the French pronunciation?

[@quin-zz6zx]

Humor

[@cd5795]

So disturbing hearing the teller deforming his name every 2 minutes.. It's not fcking Ball-zeck, it's BAL-ZAC ...

[@philiphoskins7161]

Infuriating! 'Ballsack' narrator. What a plum. F**kin' scroaty.

[@severednerve5598]

Bell sack lol

[@jeffdawson2786]

Thank you for this lovely documentary. 🇫🇷

[@AuthorDocumentaries]

You're welcome!

[@kennlong1955]

interesting. thank you. but that woman's voice is awful to listen to, and her comments are dry and dull.

[@samueljackson8020]

BALLSACK !

[@oldishandwoke-ish1181]

Interesting, but ruined for me by the narrator's insistence on calling Honore de Balzac by the rather less dignified Honore de Ball zack. The "a" is supposed to be short, a in "hat"!!! He tried to get the pronunciation right in other names, so why not this one? I had to switch off. I will content myself with a French copy of Mr Ballsack's "Contes Drolatiques", which I originally encountered in English translation.

[@von4411]

Is it just me or does this guy kind of look like John Wayne Gacy a lot?

[@mireillerichard3066]

Ball Zac, turned it off immediately after hearing that.

[@martinkennedy2400]

...how utterly wooden the presenter is

[@okioki1131]

Where there's Balzac, there's wood.

[@99MaxRepels]

Good. I hate when the narrator tries to be funny or colourful. It's not about them.

[@V.Hansen.]

Listen at 1.25 speed. You’re welcome

[@xyzllii]

This is not the Balzac I felt when I read him. And as for the affectations of the voice of Michele Hannoosh..ridiculous.(((

[@cheri238]

Honore' de Balzac, an adventure for sure. The will and power, "The will consumes power and destroys us." Capital moves upward and flows downward. The concern of money, marriage. What has changed? He was an incredible writer of realism. Thank you for this documentary.

[@constantamariagrigore3234]

O la la, c'est fantastique, j'aime H. De Balzac. Merci beaucoup! 💯💯💯💯🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️💝🤩😍😘💖🙏👋👋👋👋✨💫🤗🤔

[@AuthorDocumentaries]

Je suis heureux que vous l'ayez apprécié! 😊

[@geoffreynhill2833]

Poor subtitles and French pronunciation but otherwise good introduction to the author. (from Green Fire, UK) 🌈🦉

[@geoffreynhill2833]

PS: Graham Robb and Nathalie Aubert convince.☑

[@geoffreynhill2833]

The original Neo-Lib "Revolution" ? Take heed!

[@misswindrose9584]

I miss the other speaker (Hugo, Zola). He could pronounce the french names very well.

[@alinapopescu872]

Indeed.

[@richardburt9812]

Thank you for posting this.

[@AuthorDocumentaries]

My pleasure

[@themistersmith]

Why does Michèle Hannoosh talk like that? So annoying!!!

[@EveHoward631]

Thank you for an interesting & informative documentary - I soon used the fast forward option to escape that woman’s most irritating manner of speaking!

[@seethevolcane-qj8ys]

She ruins the docu.

[@saralin4731]

Wow! such an outstanding documentary film, combined with so many classical pieces, I love all forms of arts👍☺️

[@JacobMoen]

Everyone: Honorè Balsac Narrator: Honnoy Ball Sack

[@melaniamonicacraciun9900]

Happy Summer holidays of love for reading friends, exploring some more the ... human comedy and the fine arts of saving feeling on paper and sharing them with readers, every writer had this input, sharing his own feelings with the audience because still so worthy, have fun slow down and give time a better use friends

[@alisonmorgan2515]

The poor presenter of this documentary! Anyone who has a smattering of French language cannot fail to constantly flinch at his pronunciation. Did the presenter accept this commission out of desperation? Was he unaware of his terrible accent? Apart from that, the documentary is good, well compiled and illustrated and draws on well informed (and more linguistically capable) experts in the field particularly Graham Robb who has written a weighty biography of Balzac. So all in all, I am thankful to have discovered this (though still flinching at the end!)

[@christianbriancon108]

Director... "So Keith, you're sure you're ok with pronouncing French words and names ?" Keith..... "Of course, I've studied every episode of Allo Allo and have had speach lessons from Dr. Hanoosh. Director... "oh shit"

[@studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272]

It is Balzac not Bolzac - the presenter cannot pronounce one single French word and this shows a lack of respect - very annoying and very ignorant - there are french teachers even in London, my goodness.

[@Mahmad_2009]

Ligma balzac

[@NoName-eq5oy]

actually its ballsack. like in testicles. and you should treat them with great care and honour them. yes a word deeply rooted in the French language.

[@quin-zz6zx]

everyone would probably disrespect it if they weren’t French at first thought. Honor The Ballsack.

[@studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272]

@@quin-zz6zxdisrespecting my favorite writer cries for a duel 🤺😂

[@quin-zz6zx]

@@studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272 but really you replied 1 year late 🤺

[@misterpibb108]

He was a huge influence on Faulkner.

[@seethevolcane-qj8ys]

Boring docu w poor audio.

[@monikamcbride7586]

Good doc. One observation: Ewelina Hańska was not Ukrainian. She was Polish. As was her husband Wacław Hański. In those times Poland extended to some Ukrainian terrains. Nevertheless in those times Poland was under partitions. Hański's estate was in the region occupied by Russia. So - some of Ukrainian territory had been taken by Poles, which - in its turn was taken by Russians. Complicated. I know.

[@Williamgarity]

Clips are from a movie version of War and Peace?

[@vanessamay3689]

Yes

[@mouseandryforever6848]

Ah, Honore lived in a Garret. Makes sense if you read The Magic Skin. The description of a Garret made me feel like I lived there.

[@AntonioBustillo-y6m]

👍

[@mouseandryforever6848]

I'm a lover of Zola so I had to start reading Balzac. I'm about 3 books into La Comedie Humaine.

[@richardburt9812]

The footage of the guy drinking around 26:00 is from the Soviet film of War and Peace.

[@deborahcaldwell9775]

Riveting and informative 😊

[@krebit8899]

so no one's gonna talk about that his name is literally honore the balzac . ok

[@mouseandryforever6848]

God bless Honore! He fell in love!

[@biddyearly9262]

Honor De Ballsack. - phonetically

[@MegaJw99]

Wrinkly , Sweaty Balsack

[@SubinVJ008]

Im here cus of a meme...

[@LightScyt]

You can just respect the penice, you gota

[@weitank]

balzac lol

[@alanbooker1955]

Great documentary!

[@MoxieCom]

C'est fantastique. Merci beaucoup!

[@AuthorDocumentaries]

De rien 🙏

[@vino140]

Very pedestrian docu.

[@R4lee444]

Now I know why I hate reading the realists... thank you.

[@9867144706]

One of the Best Documentaries i have seen lately..