Time Regained (Le Temps retrouvé) 25 years old

Time Regained

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.

Credits

Time Regained Cast

Name Character
John Malkovich He was 45, now 71 years old as Le Baron de Charlus
Catherine Deneuve She was 55, now 81 years old as Odette de Crecy
Édith Scob She was 61, 81 years old when she died as Oriane de Guermantes
Vincent Pérez He was 35, now 60 years old as Morel
Emmanuelle Béart She was 36, now 61 years old as Gilberte
Marie-France Pisier She was 55, 66 years old when she died as Madame Verdurin
Melvil Poupaud He was 26, now 51 years old as Le Prince de Foix
Elsa Zylberstein She was 30, now 56 years old as Rachel
Arielle Dombasle She was 46, now 71 years old as Madame de Farcy
Pascal Greggory He was 44, now 70 years old as Saint-Loup
Marcello Mazzarella He was 35, now 61 years old as Marcel Proust
Christian Vadim He was 36, now 61 years old as Bloch
Alain Robbe-Grillet He was 77, 85 years old when he died as Goncourt
Chiara Mastroianni She was 27, now 52 years old as Albertine
Jean-François Lapalus as Café de la Paix's head waiter

Time Regained Crew

Name Department
Caroline de Vivaise as Costume Design. She was 0 (now 24) years old Costume & Make-Up
Gilles Taurand as Scenario Writer. He was 56 (now 81) years old Writing
Jorge Arriagada as Original Music Composer. He was 56 (now 81) years old Sound
Denise de Casabianca as Editor. She was 68 (now 93) years old Editing
Raúl Ruiz as Director. He was 58 (70) years old when He died Directing
Raúl Ruiz as Scenario Writer. He was 58 (70) years old when He died Writing
Marcel Proust as Novel. He was 127 (51) years old when He died Writing
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Time Regained (25 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, May 19, 1999
  • Runtime: 169 minutes