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.
| Production | Robert Ide | Production Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Beavan | Costume Designer |
| Production | Faustina Gilbey | Production Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda de Vetta | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Paul Teverini | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Hillman | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Kot | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Writing | Alain de Botton | Book |
