In early 1920s France, an author, lying on his deathbed, looks at various photographs and is flooded with memories of the people and events that have shaped his life.

Catherine Deneuve
as Odette

Emmanuelle Béart
as Gilberte

Vincent Perez
as Morel

John Malkovich
as Baron de Charlus

Pascal Greggory
as Saint-Loup

Marcello Mazzarella
as Marcel

Marie-France Pisier
as Madame Verdurin

Chiara Mastroianni
as Albertine

Arielle Dombasle
as Madame de Farcy

Édith Scob
as Oriane de Guermantes