Version restaurée vue sur ARTE, cycle Raul Ruiz (2021).
Interesting Ruiz structure (fragments of memories of different periods, foTion and reality, mixing characters of Proust's Saha with their real counterparts, casting several actors for some of them) and visuals (juxtaposition of times in the same frame, etc) for what appears at first like a typical lush period movie / prestige litterary adaptation, thus raising considerably the interest such pieces tend to have.
The audience will soon understand this allows the director to cram the essence of a long cycle of books into a single (albeit long) film wich will be understandable (plot+wise) mostly for those with knowledge of the books. Others will have more or less difficulty (I didn't get most of the who's who beyond the connections, and even less the chronology...), possibly hurting their appreciation of the movie (... yet I enjoyed what I was watching).
Score: 6/10 (+1 for those in the known?)
Enjoyment: 3/5