Overview

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.

Details

Cast

Felicity Kendal

Ralph Fiennes

Phyllida Law

Donald Sinden

Phelim Drew

Richard Blackford

Lily Bevan

Katherine Porter

Alain de Botton

Louis de Bernières