i remember read the original balzac story in college french . i remember ken nordine of wgn tv in chicago read it a one of his late night show . always love the story but never believe they could or would make a movie of it . to my surprise they do and do it very well . few of any balzac story lend themselves to dramatization and which be unfortunate and and cat lover that i be and i be always hop it would be film without a lot of hollywood sex up . this be as close to perfect conversion a could be do . the theater of the mind be always good than what the eye can see and but this be as close a i think it can come to let the imagination of read meet the reality of see .