Time Regained (1999)
Starring Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Béart, Vincent Pérez
Directed by Raúl Ruiz
Marcel Proust (1871-1922) is on his deathbed. Looking at photographs brings memories of his childhood, his youth, his lovers, and the way the Great War put an end to a stratum of society. His memories are in no particular order, they move back and forth in time. Marcel at various ages interacts with Odette, with the beautiful Gilberte and her doomed husband, with the pleasure-seeking Baron de Charlus, with Marcel's lover Albertine, and with others; present also in memory are Marcel's beloved mother and grandmother. It seems as if to live is to remember and to capture memories is to create a work of great art. The memories parallel the final volume of Proust's novel.
Runtime: 169 min.
Rating: 6.8
DVD
Languages: French
Countries: France,Italy,Portugal
Genres: Drama
Keywords: baron,childhood
Cast
Odette
Gilberte
Morel
Le Baron de Charlus
Saint-Loup
Marcel
Madame Verdurin
Albertine
Madame de Farcy
Oriane de Guermantes
Rachel
Bloch
Le Prince de Foix
Goncourt
Café de la Paix's head waiter