For Ebert, I reviewed the new adaptation of Honore de Balzac’s sweeping epic novel about the rise and fall of a young ambitious man trying to “make it” in corrupt voracious 1820s Paris. It’s quite a production. Hundreds of extras, jostling street scenes, packed theatres, the entire world and atmosphere re-created. I was never less than fully entertained, although I was hoping for more homoerotic subtext, as exists in the book. At any rate, here’s my review. I recommend it!
