Proust or The Heart's Intermissions

I'm pretty sure that Ruiz was very much familiar with this ballet when he directed this movie. The scenes where all the people stay still like motionless mannequins reminds me a lot of Roland Petit's choreography.

You can watch the conclusion here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVOM13xxvIk

There are frozen people in the background who later dance automatically like dummies. What do you think?