Céleste (1980 film)
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Céleste is a 1980 German film by Percy Adlon about the life of the French writer Marcel Proust as he lay in his bed from 1912 to 1922; the story is told through the eyes of his real life maid, Céleste Albaret. She waited decades before writing her own book about the experience[2] which was adapted for the screen by Percy Adlon.
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Directed by | Percy Adlon |
Written by | Percy Adlon |
Based on | Céleste Albaret's memoir Monsieur Proust[1] |
Produced by | Eleonore Adlon |
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Cinematography | Jürgen Martin |
Edited by | Clara Fabry [de] |
Music by | César Franck, played by the Bartholdy Quartet |
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Distributed by | Filmverlag der Autoren |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
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Andrew Sarris called the film "one of the most profound tributes one art form has ever paid to another."[3]