"Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, leaves his family's printing house for Paris. Soon, he learns the dark side of the arts business as he tries to stay true to his dreams."
Benjamin Voisin
as Lucien de Rubempré
Cécile de France
as Louise de Bargeton
Vincent Lacoste
as Étienne Lousteau
Xavier Dolan
as Nathan d'Anastazio
Salomé Dewaels
as Coralie
Jeanne Balibar
as Marquise d'Espard
André Marcon
as Baron du Châtelet
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
as Finot
Gérard Depardieu
as Dauriat
Jean-François Stévenin
as Singali
Alexis Barbosa
as Nobleman
Arnaud de Montlivault
as The Pathetic Customer
Saïd Amadis
as Matifat
Édouard Michelon
as Henri de Marsay
Raphael Magnabosco
as Antiochus
Maryne Bertieaux
as Ève
Michèle Clément
as Bourgeoise
Manon Crépel
as A Passerby
Arnaud Toussaint
Thibault Fraisse
as Nobleman at Cafe
Candice Bouchet
as Florine
Jean-Marie Frin
as Camusot
Isabelle De Hertogh
as Bérénice
Estelle Baldassin
as Prostitute of the Louvre Gardens
Sandrine Molaro
as The Landlady
Benoît Tachoires
as The Director of Bas Rouge
Patrick Pessis
as The Director of Bérénice
Jean-Paul Muel
as Bargeton
Pierre Poirot
as The Genealogist
Gaëlle Lebert
as The Véfour Customer
Caroline Gaget
as The Servant
Armand Eloi
as The Opera Controller
Jean-Paul Bordes
as The Director of "Réveil"
Julien Sibre
as The Bas Rouge Gatekeeper
Éric Guého
as The Argentinian
Capucine Daumas
as The Lyrical Singer
Jérémie Bédrune
as Editor of "Le Corsaire"
My Lan Nguyen Quang
Visual Effects
Sidonie Dumas
Producer
Sylvain Goldberg
Co-Producer
Cédric Iland
Christine de Jekel
Executive Producer
Emilien Bignon
Associate Producer
Xavier Giannoli
Scenario Writer
Dialogue
Yves Stavrides
Writer
Jacques Fieschi
Adaptation
Cyril Nakache
Editor
Riwanon Le Beller
Additional Editing
Michaël Laguens
Casting
Pierre-Jean Larroque
Costume Design
Agnes Demaegot
Set Decoration
Fathi El Aihar
Other
Bruno Via
Art Direction
Etienne Rohde
Supervising Art Director
Riton Dupire-Clément
Production Design
Director
Olivier Delbosc
Honoré de Balzac
Novel
Christophe Beaucarne
Director of Photography