Eine Liebe von Swann

Schöne Bilder, ein tolles Bühnenbild, eine kluge Besetzung. Einer der wenigen Filme, in denen man auf die Beherrschung aller wichtigen Berufe verweisen kann, ohne dass die daraus resultierende Erfahrung in akademischer Langeweile versinkt. Sujet Proust, Bearbeitung Carrière, Kamera Nykvist, Regie Schlöndorff. Es hat wenig gefehlt, und das Ganze wäre in Ehrgeiz und leeren Plattitüden zerfallen, aber so ist es verlockend anzusehen, verführerisch erotisch und doch nicht banal in seinem abschließenden Gedanken. (16.06.2017)

Swann In Love should be avoided by viewers who consider the storyline and tension important because both are not only lacking but literally completely missing. Schlöndorff aims to capture the atmosphere of the French upper class of the late 19th century. It is a world that is not in a hurry because its inhabitants do not really have to deal with material matters. They are not affected by the concerns of ordinary people or the political problems of the French Republic. In this world, the topic of conversation is a friend's love scandal or participation in a fashion party. And a black dress combined with red shoes is a pitiable scandal. Schlöndorff is not aiming for any social critique, but even so, this intimate view of the actions of the French nobility and the wealthy is not particularly charming. There is a sense of anti-Semitism and the Dreyfus affair in the air, and one somehow feels that while the attacks of French anarchists of that time may not be justified, after this excursion one at least understands them. In any case, one can admire the dresses of the ladies and the charm of the mature, but still very attractive, Ornella Muti. Overall impression: 60%. (04.04.2017)