Swann in Love
1984 · Movie · 110 min · ★ 5.6 · 59% critics
In Belle Époque Paris, a wealthy aristocrat becomes consumed by love for a lower-status courtesan who moves through refined social circles. Their unequal bond exposes jealousy, class pressure, and the suffocating rules of a fading high society.
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Details
- Original title
- Un amour de Swann
- Years
- 1984
- Release date
- 1984-02-23
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Critic score
- 59/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (44 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy elegant, melancholy period dramas about obsession and social manners, especially near Valmont; Not for you if you need brisk pacing or warm romance.
Pros: rich period atmosphere; strong performances; absorbing obsession | Cons: slow pacing; uneven adaptation; limited emotional depth
Themes
- jealousy
- paris, france
- based on novel or book
- courtesan
- 19th century
Cast & crew
Jeremy Irons
as Charles Swann
Ornella Muti
as Odette de Crécy
Alain Delon
as Baron de Charlus
Fanny Ardant
as Duchesse de Guermantes
Marie-Christine Barrault
as Madame Verdurin
Anne Bennent
as Chloé
Nathalie Juvet
as Madame Cottard
Charlotte Kerr
as Bordellchefin
Catherine Lachens
as Aunt
- PP
Philippine Pascal
as Madame Gallardon
Directed by Volker Schlöndorff