In Search of Marcel Proust

Name: In Search of Marcel Proust
Director: Attilio Bertolucci
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1962-01-01
Duration: 42 min
Cast: Romolo Valli, Giorgio De Lullo, Céleste Albaret, Marcel Proust, Jean Cocteau

1962

42m

Documentary

Director: Attilio Bertolucci

Writer: Attilio Bertolucci

Overview

"In Search of Marcel Proust" is a 1962 literary documentary directed by the Italian poet Attilio Bertolucci. It serves as a biographical and critical journey into the world of Marcel Proust, blending readings from his masterpiece, In Search of Lost Time, with rare filmed testimonies from those who knew him personally, including his housekeeper Céleste Albaret and friends like Jean Cocteau and François Mauriac.