Marie-Christine Barrault

Céline, 11, meets Peter, 40. Together they go on a “luminous journey” in his beautiful red truck. She, escaping her desperate and incestuous father; he, far from his native England…

Céline, an 11-year-old girl, encounters Peter, a 40-year-old man. They embark on a “radiant adventure” in his striking red truck. Céline is fleeing from her despairing and abusive father, while…

In 19th-century Paris, Charles Swann risks his social standing in his obsessive pursuit of prostitute Odette. His overwhelming desire for her comes, in part, from Odette’s complete disinterest in him….