United Kingdom / Mar 19, 2000 / BBC Two
How Proust Can Change Your Life (2000)
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Katherine Porter | Anna de Noailles |
| Alain de Botton | Self |
| Louis de Bernières | Self |
| Doris Lessing | Self |
| Pierre Rosenberg | Self |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | How Proust Can Change Your Life |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Français, English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Shaftesbury Productions, BBC |
| Release date | 19 marzo 2000 |
| Writer | Alain de Botton |
| Cinematography | Paul Teverini |
| Camera operators | Paul Teverini |
| Additional photography | Paul Teverini |
| Production design | Robert Ide |
| Costume design | Jenny Beavan, Linda de Vetta, Anna Kot, Mary Hillman |
| Makeup | Linda de Vetta, Mary Hillman, Jenny Beavan, Anna Kot |
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| Hairstyling | Linda de Vetta, Jenny Beavan, Anna Kot, Mary Hillman |
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