Proustian desire to regain time

I'm working on a screenplay about a housewife in her mid-forties consumed by the desire to regain lost time. How could I show this? Make her imitate the appearance of young girls; make her self up so that she looks young and perhaps (try unsuccessfully to) seduce young men is all I can think of. What do you suggest? Are there any novels I may have missed that you recommend I study?

Thanks

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Originally Posted by georg123

I'm working on a screenplay about a housewife in her mid-forties consumed by the desire to regain lost time. How could I show this? Make her imitate the appearance of young girls; make her self up so that she looks young and perhaps (try unsuccessfully to) seduce young men is all I can think of. What do you suggest? Are there any novels I may have missed that you recommend I study?

Thanks

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Perhaps check out Mann's Death in Venice for an example of an older man donning the trappings of youth to very ironic effect.

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Originally Posted by mayneverhave

Perhaps check out Mann's Death in Venice for an example of an older man donning the trappings of youth to very ironic effect.

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Yes, I've read that.