Celeste [VHS]

Exquisite acting which conveys more than words. Beautiful story of the life of a remarkable artist and his limitation, needs met through the devotion of a devoted woman. Wonderfully directed.

Another five-star review. This film is based closely on the memoir by Celeste Albaret of her time working for Proust. The book is extremely moving, and so is the film. It is visually marvellous, even though almost all the action is confined to one apartment. (There are a few shots of her home village.) If Vermeer had been a film-maker, this is probably what would have resulted: a sense of quiet, of dignity, with nothing overstated because Adlon clearly trusts his audience. The acting, is superb. What amazes me is that there is STILL no DVD of this film. I have a home-made DVD taken from a rather worn print, and I can only imagine how much better the film wold look if transferred properly.I should be sending anonymous, threatening letters to whoever is responsible for this oversight. Luckily for them, I don't know who they are, so can only address this respectful plea. Even someone who knew nothing about Proust would, I think, react as I do to the film. Proustians - all of them - really ought to take a little time off re-reading the Master in order to see this homage to two quite astonishing people.

One of those rare films that draws you in solely with the outstanding representation of two characters who couldn't outwardly be more different but share a bond that is unique. It's acting at its highest. It also helps to know a little about Marcel Proust, but not essential.

This is a cinematic masterpiece which pays homage to Proust and the woman without whom his work would have been Lost to Time.

One needs to appreciate the slower paced early 19th century period film. It is beautifully done.

The camera speaks!

It's amazing how the film condenses the last eight years of Proust's life into a movie that goes on...forever. All the art of a dying Proust couldn't redeem the Time Lost on this.

No matter what Amazon claims this is a foreign movie. German, I think.

Der Film erzählt von der Beziehung des Schriftstellers Marcel Proust zu seiner Haushälterin Céleste Albaret, die ihm in seinen letzten 9 Lebensjahren sein Leben organisiert hat und letztlich seine einzige Vertraute war.Madame Albaret hatte Proust vor seinem Tod versprochen, ihre Erinnerungen an Ihn nicht zu Geld zu machen.Trotzdem entschloss sie sich, rund 50 Jahre nach seinem Tod, ihre Erinnerungen aufschreiben zu lassen. Dabei war Ihr einziges Motiv, ihr eigenes Ende ahnend, mit den zahlreichen Lügen und Legenden um das Leben des berühmten Schriftstellers aufzuräumen.Der von Percy Adlon in Szene gesetzte Film gibt die Erinnerungen von Céleste Albaret, die 1973 unter dem Titel ‘Monsieur Proust‘ veröffentlicht wurden, sehr gut wieder.Gleichwohl ist es sicherlich kein Film für das breite Publikum, sondern eher für Literaturfans und Proustianer.

Ottima trasposizione cinematografica della biografia della domestica più vicina a Marcel Proust nei suoi ultimi anni di vita.Peccato perché solo in lingua tedesca.

Déçu parce que je pensais que le DVD, faute de versions multilingues, permettrait au moins d'afficher des sous-titres en français. Or je constate qu'il n'y a qu'une piste audio en allemand, langue que je maîtrise très mal.

Die DVD kann ich nicht jedermann empfehlen. Obwohl ich die Frau und Schauspielerin Eva Mattes verehre, ist die Rolle, die ihr da aufgebürdet wurde eine langweilige Zumutung.