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.
Even if it lacks the emotional power of Manuel, Time Regained is a lot closer to Ruiz's best work than it is to his worst.
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Roger Ebert
RTChicago Sun-TimesJan 1, 2000
Time Regained does not tell a story, and you will be disappointed if you go looking for one... It is not about memories but memory. Yours, mine, Proust's. Memory makes us human.
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J. Hoberman
RTNew York TimesJan 1, 2000
All about remembering (cinema not least), this luxurious bath in the river of time is, to lift a phrase from Proust, consecrated to "the miracle of an analogy.
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Guy Scarpetta
RTPositifMay 3, 2022
More than a film adaptation of Proust, a cinematographically Proustian film.