Rent Time Regained (1999)

Film adaptation to date of the writings of Marcel Proust. Based upon the last volume of his masterwork 'Remembrance of Things Past', widely regarded as the greatest literary work of the 20th Century, the film features stunning cinematography and a star studded cast. Brilliantly recreating the timelessness of Proust's work, Ruiz blends the baroque and the surreal, mixing real life characters with the fictional ones of Proust's great novel. "Time Regained" is a fascinating exploration of the relationship between the writer and his creations and a triumphant cinematic achievement.