The Legends of Paris: A Tale of the 19th Century Artistic Scene — Season 1, Episode 2: Life As a Novel (1833-1848)
Documentary, Animation • 46 min • 1 season, 4 episodes
Episode synopsis
The romantics have triumphed: their plays are performed in the theater and their novels fill bookshops whilst concert halls hear the notes of their music.
About The Legends of Paris: A Tale of the 19th Century Artistic Scene
During the turbulent 19th century, a number of brilliant French artists developed the Romantic movement in Paris: writers Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, George Sand, Honoré de Balzac and Charles Baudelaire, painter Eugène Delacroix and composer Hector Berlioz, among others, changed the way of looking at art and created enduring works that have inspired the world to this day.