The read
It runs a compact 58m.
Synopsis
A docu-drama portrait of the early-20th-century French author Marcel Proust, based on Alain de Botton's updated analysis of his work as a modern-day self-help guide. Ralph Fiennes plays Proust, with Phyllida Law and Donald Sinden as his contemporaries, while commentators including de Botton, Louis de Bernières and Doris Lessing explain their enthusiasm for his work.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
5 audience votes
Cast
- Felicity KendalThe Narrator
- Ralph FiennesMarcel Proust
- Phyllida LawVirginia Woolf
- Donald SindenDuc d'Albufera
- Phelim DrewJames Joyce
- Richard BlackfordGabriel de La Rochefoucauld
- Lily BevanCeleste Albaret
- Katherine PorterAnna de Noailles
- Alain de BottonSelf
- Louis de BernièresSelf
- Doris LessingSelf
- Pierre RosenbergSelf
Stills
Themes
based on novel or booksocial lifenovelistparisianself expressionbedriddensocial classlife lessonsfrench writer