Time Regained

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Time Regained

1999,

2h 38m,

History/

Drama

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72%

25 Reviews

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72%

1,000+ Ratings

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25 Reviews

72%

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1,000+ Ratings

The film begins in 1922; Marcel Proust is on his deathbed. Looking through photographs, he reflects on his past, recalling his life and the people he has known and loved. Gradually, the memories of his life are supplanted by the memories of the characters in his novels, and soon, fiction overwhelms reality. The happy days and lost paradise of his childhood alternate with more recent memories of his social and literary life.

Critics Consensus

Time Regained's unorthodox approach to adapting its classic source material is flawed, but the end result remains a curiously compelling drama.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Jan 1, 2000

Even if it lacks the emotional power of Manuel, Time Regained is a lot closer to Ruiz's best work than it is to his worst.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

3.5/4

Time Regained does not tell a story, and you will be disappointed if you go looking for one... It is not about memories but memory. Yours, mine, Proust's. Memory makes us human.

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J. Hoberman

New York Times

Jan 1, 2000

All about remembering (cinema not least), this luxurious bath in the river of time is, to lift a phrase from Proust, consecrated to "the miracle of an analogy.

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Guy Scarpetta

Positif

May 3, 2022

More than a film adaptation of Proust, a cinematographically Proustian film.

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Jason Best

Movie Talk

Nov 23, 2020

Ruiz's surreal, allusive approach weaves together more of the novel's themes and plot strands than you would have thought possible. For those not expecting a straightforward, linear narrative, Time Regained is as delicious as a Madeleine dipped in tea.

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Charles Mudede

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Jul 5, 2018

The best moment in the film is not in fact from Time Regained, but is the best moment in my favorite of the books, volume five, The Captive.

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Luke R

May 7, 2018

The memories of the whole life, out of order. It's like time travel for adult with The Doctor. Complex and intelligent, this film is hard to follow really. More like a series of points made. And travel in the past in France.

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Synopsis

The film begins in 1922; Marcel Proust is on his deathbed. Looking through photographs, he reflects on his past, recalling his life and the people he has known and loved. Gradually, the memories of his life are supplanted by the memories of the characters in his novels, and soon, fiction overwhelms reality. The happy days and lost paradise of his childhood alternate with more recent memories of his social and literary life.

Director: Raúl Ruiz
Distributor: Kino Pictures
Production Co: Blu Cinematografica, France 2 Cinema, Les Films du Lendemain, Gémini Films, Centre National de la Cinematographie, Blu Film, Madragoa Filmes, Le Studio Canal +
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters): May 16, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $467.2K
Runtime: 2h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround

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