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.
Felicity Kendal , Ralph Fiennes , Phyllida Law , Donald Sinden , Phelim Drew , Alain de Botton , Doris Lessing , Pierre Rosenberg
BBC
