The read
It runs a compact 1h 0m.
Synopsis
An adaptation of Balzac's novel set in the roaring twenties, it tells the story of a young man who finds a magic piece of shagreen that fulfills his every desire. For each wish granted, however, the skin shrinks and consumes a portion of his physical energy. La Peau de chagrin belongs to the Études philosophiques group of Balzac's sequence of novels, La Comédie humaine.
Ratings
IMDb4/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Honoré de BalzacWriter
- Ernest C. WardeDirector
- Jack CunninghamScreenplay
Cast
- J. Warren KerriganBrandon McShane
- Wedgwood NowellAngus Burton
- Alice WilsonMimi Gascoigne
- Joseph J. DowlingShib Mizah
- Tom GuisePatrick Fitz-George
- Fritzi BrunettePauline Mahon
- Aggie HerringMrs. Mahon
- Sam SothernShamus McShane