Céleste (1982 film)

Céleste is a 1982 German film by Percy Adlon about the life of the French writer Marcel Proust as he lay in his bed from 1912 to 1922; the story is told through the eyes of his real life maid, Céleste Albaret. She waited decades before writing her own book about the experience[2] which was adapted for the screen by Percy Adlon.

Céleste
Directed byPercy Adlon
Produced byEleonore Adlon
Written byPercy Adlon
Based onCéleste Albaret's memoir Monsieur Proust[1]
Starring
Music byCésar Franck, played by the Bartholdy Quartet
CinematographyJürgen Martin
Edited byClara Fabry
Production
companies
Distributed byFilmverlag der Autoren
Release date
  • 23 April 1982 (1982-04-23)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Andrew Sarris called the film "one of the most profound tributes one art form has ever paid to another."[3]

Cast

  • Eva Mattes as Céleste Albaret
  • Jürgen Arndt as Monsieur Proust
  • Norbert Wartha as Odilon Albaret
  • Wolf Euba as Robert Proust

References

  1. Monsieur Proust: souvenirs; recueillis par Georges Belmont. Paris: Robert Laffont, 1973
  2. Emmanuelle Giuliani, "Céleste Albaret, la muse de Proust", La Croix, 26 July 2007
  3. Andrew Sarris, "Footnotes on Proust, Grace, Reed, and Connors", The Village Voice, vol. 27, no. 51, September 28, 1982


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