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Movie · 1922

Is The Eternal Flame based on a book?

Quick answer

Yes. The Eternal Flame is based on the book La Duchesse de Langeais by Honoré de Balzac (1832).

La Duchesse de Langeais is part of The Human Comedy series.

The movie was released in 1922.

The book behind The Eternal Flame

La Duchesse de Langeais cover

La Duchesse de Langeais

by Honoré de Balzac · first published 1832 · realist novel

1832 novel by Honoré de Balzac.

The Human Comedy: books by publication date

  1. Colonel Chabert (1829)
  2. Les Chouans (1829)
  3. Physiology of Marriage (1829)
  4. Une double famille (1830)
  5. Gobseck (1830)
  6. La Vendetta (1830)
  7. Le Bal de Sceaux (1830)
  8. La Paix du ménage (1830)
  9. Adieu (1830)
  10. El Verdugo (1830)
  11. A Passion in the Desert (1830)
  12. Étude de femme (1830)
  13. Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu (1831)
  14. Sarrasine (1831)
  15. Les Proscrits (1831)
  16. Z. Marcas (1831)
  17. La Grande Bretèche (1831)
  18. The Conscript (1831)
  19. Maître Cornélius (1831)
  20. La Peau de chagrin (1831)
  21. The Message (1832)
  22. Madame Firmiani (1832)
  23. Louis Lambert (1832)
  24. La Bourse (1832)
  25. La Duchesse de Langeais (1832)
  26. La Grenadière (1832)
  27. The Country Doctor (1833)
  28. The Thirteen (1833)
  29. The Deserted Woman (1833)
  30. Théorie de la démarche (1833)
  31. Traité de la vie élégante (1833)
  32. Eugénie Grandet (1833)
  33. The Quest of the Absolute (1834)
  34. Séraphîta (1834)
  35. Un drame au bord de la mer (1834)
  36. Ferragus: Chief of the Devorants (1834)
  37. The Girl with the Golden Eyes (1835)
  38. Le Contrat de mariage (1835)
  39. Melmoth (1835)
  40. Père Goriot (1835)
  41. The Atheist's Mass (1836)
  42. The Lily of the Valley (1836)
  43. Illusions perdues (1837)
  44. César Birotteau (1837)
  45. Gambara (1837)
  46. Massimilla Doni (1837)
  47. Une fille d'Ève (1838)
  48. The Firm of Nucingen (1838)
  49. Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes (1838)
  50. Béatrix (1839)
  51. Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan (1839)
  52. Pierre Grassou (1839)
  53. Pathologie de la vie sociale (1839)
  54. Traité des excitants modernes (1839)
  55. Mémoires de deux jeunes mariées (1841)
  56. Le Curé de village (1841)
  57. La Fausse Maîtresse (1841)
  58. Une ténébreuse affaire (1841)

Other adaptations of La Duchesse de Langeais

Common questions

Is The Eternal Flame based on a book?

Yes. The Eternal Flame is based on the book La Duchesse de Langeais by Honoré de Balzac (1832).

Who wrote the book The Eternal Flame is based on?

La Duchesse de Langeais was written by Honoré de Balzac and first published in 1832.

Is La Duchesse de Langeais part of a series?

Yes, it is part of The Human Comedy series (11 books listed below in reading order).

Should I read the book before watching?

If you like knowing the full story and characters first, read La Duchesse de Langeais before you watch. Adaptations often change or cut plotlines, so the book is a different experience even if you've seen the movie.

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