Summary: Elegant and educated bachelor, Charles Swann, moves in the most powerful and fashionable circles of Paris in the 1890's. When he falls in love with Odette de Crecy, a courtesan, his friends warn him against marriage. Proving himself a silly goose, Swann ducks his social responsibilities, Odette ensnares him, and he is gently but firmly cast out of society amidst everyone's great politeness. (imdb)

AKA: Swann in Love

Genre: Drama

Country: France, West Germany

Directed By: Volker Schlöndorff

Written By: Jean-Claude Carrière, Peter Brook, Marcel Proust

Starring: Ornella Muti, Jeremy Irons, Fanny Ardant, Alain Delon, Marie-Christine Barrault, Anne Bennent

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