Loose adaptation of Proust with Jeremy Irons as a Jewish aristocrat with an obsession for a beautiful courtesan (Ornella Muti) in 1880s Paris. Alain Delon, Fanny Ardant, Marie-Christine Barrault. Mme. Cottard: Nathalie Juvet. Mme. de Gallardon: Philippine Pascale. Volker Schlondorff directed.