Four French Films: Echoes of Proust
When the first volume of Proust’s In Search of Lost Time appeared in 1913, it created a sensation. A new way of expressing the mysteries of human emotion had been discovered. These four films, each in its own way, visualize intertwining dramas of complex interior lives. There will be time for discussion after the film.
The Earrings of Madame de…
French master Max Ophuls’s most cherished work is an emotionally profound, adventurous tale of false opulence and tragic romance. (1953, 100 min.)