Movie

How Proust Can Change Your Life

★ 5.2(4)200058m

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Good to know

Release date: 2000-03-19
Runtime: 58m
Language: French
Status: Released
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: Shaftesbury Productions

About How Proust Can Change Your Life

How Proust Can Change Your Life is a 2000 movie in the Documentary genre, starring Felicity Kendal, Ralph Fiennes and Phyllida Law. It has a runtime of 58 minutes. It holds an average rating of 5.2/10 from 4 viewers. Below you can see where to watch How Proust Can Change Your Life in Canada — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Felicity Kendal

The Narrator

Ralph Fiennes

Marcel Proust

Phyllida Law

Virginia Woolf

Donald Sinden

Duc d'Albufera

Phelim Drew

James Joyce

Richard Blackford

Gabriel de La Rochefoucauld

Lily Bevan

Celeste Albaret

Katherine Porter

Anna de Noailles

Alain de Botton

Self

Louis de Bernières

Self

Doris Lessing

Self

Pierre Rosenberg

Self

Themes & keywords

based on novel or booksocial lifenovelistparisianself expressionbedriddensocial classlife lessonsfrench writer

Frequently asked questions

Where can I watch How Proust Can Change Your Life in Canada?+

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How long is How Proust Can Change Your Life?+

How Proust Can Change Your Life has a runtime of 58 minutes (58 minutes).

Who stars in How Proust Can Change Your Life?+

How Proust Can Change Your Life stars Felicity Kendal, Ralph Fiennes, Phyllida Law, Donald Sinden and Phelim Drew.

When did How Proust Can Change Your Life come out?+

How Proust Can Change Your Life is a 2000 movie.

What genre is How Proust Can Change Your Life?+

How Proust Can Change Your Life is Documentary film.