It is a story of the relationship of A French writer and a beautiful duchess Ganskaya. The events take place in a picturesque estate of the aristocrat on the Ukrainian land, which is under the power of Polish landowners. Ganskaya is considered to be the most important woman in Balzac’s life.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Rufina NifontovaComtesse Evelina Hanska | Comtesse Evelina Hanska |
 Viktor KhokhryakovHonoré de Balzac | Honoré de Balzac |
 Vladimir BelokurovZarytskyi | Zarytskyi |
| SStepan BirilloGosslen, publisher | Gosslen, publisher |
 Ivan MykolaichukLevko, a serf lackey of Countess Evelina Hanska | Levko, a serf lackey of Countess Evelina Hanska |
| YYaroslav Geliascolonel Karol Hanskyi | colonel Karol Hanskyi |
 Rayisa NedashkivskaAnna Mnishek | Anna Mnishek |
 Georgi GeorgiuHalperin, banker | Halperin, banker |
 Vladimir GajdarovGeneral Bibikov | General Bibikov |
 Ivan DmitrievMoskalenko | Moskalenko |
 Igor DmitrievDavydov | Davydov |
 Valeriya ZaklunnayaMaryna | Maryna |
 Mikhail SidorkinSherstinevich | Sherstinevich |
 Harijs LiepiņšYankovsky, a priest | Yankovsky, a priest |
 Yevheniya Opalovamother of Balzac | mother of Balzac |
 Nikolai KryukovVictor Hugo | Victor Hugo |
 Sergey PolezhaevNicholas I | Nicholas I |
| LLyalya BobrovaGypsy | Gypsy |
| AAleksey TarshinKonetspolskyi | Konetspolskyi |
| IIvan Kononenko-Kozelskyiepisode | episode |
 Petro Mikhnevychepisode | episode |
 Konstantin AdashevskyAcademician | Academician |