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 | Jean-Claude Carrière | Writer |
Writing | Marie Hélène Estienne | Writer |
Writing | Marcel Proust | Novel |
Production | Eberhard Junkersdorf | Producer |
Production | Margaret Ménégoz | Executive Producer |
Production | Martin Wiebel | Producer |
Camera | Sven Nykvist | Director of Photography |
Editing | Françoise Bonnot | Editor |
Production | Romain Brémond | Casting |
Production | Marie-Christine D'Aragon | Casting |
Production | Caroline Huppert | Casting |
Art | Jacques Saulnier | Production Design |
Art | Philippe Turlure | Set Decoration |
Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle | Costume Design |
Writing | Peter Brook | Writer |
Sound | Jean-Claude Laureux | Sound |
Sound | Gilles Ortion | Sound |
Sound | Michel Barlier | Sound |
Costume & Make-Up | Joan Hills | Makeup Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Jean-Pierre Eychenne | Makeup Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Mario Di Salvio | Makeup Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Michel Deruelle | Makeup Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Leblanc | Hairstylist |
Costume & Make-Up | Paolo Franceschi | Hairstylist |
Costume & Make-Up | Pierre Berroyer | Hairstylist |