DramaRomance

In 19th-century Paris, Charles Swann risks his social standing in his obsessive pursuit of prostitute Odette. His overwhelming desire for her comes, in part, from Odette's complete disinterest in him. When he finally weds her, utterly compromising himself in high society, he finds to his horror that his love for her was a complete illusion. At the same time, the Baron de Charlus pursues his own ill-advised romance.

"Volker Schlöndorff's Masterly Film"

Credits

Jeremy IronsCharles Swann

Ornella MutiOdette de Crécy

Alain DelonBaron de Charlus

Fanny ArdantDuchesse de Guermantes

Marie-Christine BarraultMadame Verdurin