The movie starts off with Marcel Proust on his death bed. He is dictating something for Céleste to write out for him. He calls for her to bring him some pictures from his drawer. He dismisses her and he begins to flip through the pictures naming each person in the photos. We then cut to Charlie who is playing the piano at a party. Odette de Crécy leads the guests in the room to observe Marcel, however in this period he is even younger. The room doors emit a blinding heaven-like light. Marcel tips his hat off to Gilberte and both are called to take a picture. It returns to Marcel in his deathbed asking Celeste about roses. As she is leaving the room, we see yet again another door way that is emitting a blinding heaven-like light.