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In Paris in 1916, writer Marcel Proust becomes fascinated by a string quartet's viola player, who is a wounded serviceman home from the front.
Alan Bennett recounts a bittersweet episode in the life of the writer Marcel Proust. In 1916, while the war rages on the battlefields of France, Proust lives a nocturnal, closeted life in his Paris apartment, obsessively working on his writing. After venturing outside to visit a concert, he becomes fascinated by a string quartet's viola player, who is a wounded serviceman home from the front.
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21:30
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Role | Contributor |
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Marcel Proust | Alan Bates |
Amable Massis | Paul Rhys |
Celeste | Janet McTeer |
Mme Massis | Celia Imrie |
Paul Morand | Michael Grandage |
Director | Udayan Prasad |
Producer | Innes Lloyd |
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Alan Bennett at 80: Bennett Meets Hytner
Sir Nicholas Hytner interviews playwright Alan Bennett on the eve of his 80th birthday.