In Belle Époque Paris, a 19th-century Parisian aristocrat falls in love with a lower-class prostitute who seduces him but never loves him.

Jeremy Irons
as Charles Swann

Ornella Muti
as Odette de Crécy

Alain Delon
as Baron de Charlus

Fanny Ardant
as Duchesse de Guermantes

Marie-Christine Barrault
as Madame Verdurin

Anne Bennent
as Chloé

Nathalie Juvet
as Madame Cottard

Charlotte Kerr
as Bordellchefin

Catherine Lachens
as Aunt

Philippine Pascal
as Madame Gallardon