Marcel Proust : a writer's life / Direct Cinema Limited presents ; a Wolfe/Carter production in association with Stone Lantern Films ; directed by Sarah Mondale ; produced by William C. Carter, George Wolfe, Sarah B. Patton, Sarah Mondale ; writer, Terence Monmaney.

"Introduction to the life and work of Marcel Proust, whose novel Remembrance of things past changed the face of literature. Interviews with writers Dame Iris Murdoch, Shelby Foote, and writer-critic Roger Shattuck highlight the magnitude of Proust's accomplishment, while dramatizations of key scenes...

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Corporate Authors: Direct Cinema Ltd (Presenter)
Stone Lantern Films (Production company)
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Publisher)
Other Authors: Mondale, Sarah (Director, Producer)
Carter, William C. (Producer)
Wolfe, George H. (George Herbert), 1942- (Producer)
Patton, Sarah B. (Producer)
Monmaney, Terence (Screenwriter)
Nelligan, Kate, 1951- (Narrator)
Hanes, Jamie (Speaker)
Pommerat, Joël (Actor)
Murdoch, Iris (Commentator)
Foote, Shelby (Commentator)
Shattuck, Roger (Commentator)
Hunter, Marian (Editor of moving image work)
Larrieu, Jean-Claude, 1943- (director of photography.)
Adolphe, Bruce (composer (expression))
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English, with optional English subtitles.
Published: Hamilton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2010]
Subjects:
Proust, Marcel, > 1871-1922.
Novelists, French > 20th century > Biography.
Proust, Marcel, > 1871-1922. > À la recherche du temps perdu.
À la recherche du temps perdu (Proust, Marcel)
Novelists, French.
1900-1999
Documentary films.
Historical reenactments (Motion pictures)
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Biographical films.
Biographies.
Genre:
Biography.
Documentary films.
Historical reenactments (Motion pictures)
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Biographical films.
Biographies.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
"Introduction to the life and work of Marcel Proust, whose novel Remembrance of things past changed the face of literature. Interviews with writers Dame Iris Murdoch, Shelby Foote, and writer-critic Roger Shattuck highlight the magnitude of Proust's accomplishment, while dramatizations of key scenes from Proust's life combine with rare archival footage to place his personal struggle in a historical context"--Container.
Note:Digitally reformatted into DVD from the VHS.
Originally produced as documentary film in 1992.
Call Number:PQ2631.R63 Z754 2010 VideoDVD
ISBN:9780736559881
0736559884
Credits:Editor, Marian Hunter ; director of photography, Jean-Claude Larrieu ; music, Bruce Adolphe.
System Details:Burned DVD (DVD-R) format: this disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
Participant or Performer:
Narrator, Kate Nelligan ; voice of Proust, Jamie Hanes.
Cast:
Joël Pommerat (Proust).