In early 20th century, Charles Swann, a young and wealthy dandy, spends most of his time hanging out with the old nobility, notably the Duke and Duchess of Guermantes. He is madly in love with a pretty demi-mondaine, Odette de Crécy. Idle, Swann surrenders complacently to the torments of jealousy. After hours of suffering, he manages to spend a night with Odette. In the morning, he believes that ultimately, this one is "not his type". However, we find him, many years later, alongside Odette who, now his wife, gave him a daughter. In the company of Baron de Charlus, brother of the Duchess of Guermantes, he wonders about the failure of his sentimental life, so far removed from this absolute he dreamed of.
Directing | Volker Schlöndorff | Director |
Writing | Marie Hélène Estienne | Writer |
Writing | Jean-Claude Carrière | Writer |
Writing | Marcel Proust | Novel |
Production | Marie-Christine D'Aragon | Casting |
Production | Martin Wiebel | Producer |
Camera | Sven Nykvist | Director of Photography |
Production | Caroline Huppert | Casting |
Art | Philippe Turlure | Set Decoration |
Production | Margaret Ménégoz | Executive Producer |
Production | Romain Brémond | Casting |
Editing | Françoise Bonnot | Editor |
Production | Eberhard Junkersdorf | Producer |
Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle | Costume Design |
Art | Jacques Saulnier | Production Design |
Writing | Peter Brook | Writer |
Sound | Gilles Ortion | Sound |
Sound | Jean-Claude Laureux | Sound |
Costume & Make-Up | Paolo Franceschi | Hairstylist |
Costume & Make-Up | Jean-Pierre Eychenne | Makeup Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Joan Hills | Makeup Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Leblanc | Hairstylist |
Costume & Make-Up | Pierre Berroyer | Hairstylist |
Sound | Michel Barlier | Sound |
Costume & Make-Up | Mario Di Salvio | Makeup Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Michel Deruelle | Makeup Artist |