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102 Boulevard Haussmann

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.

1 hour, 14 minutes

Last on

Tue 13 May 2014 21:30

Credits

Role Contributor
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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