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Last Year at Marienbad (1961) | Criteria

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Last Year at Marienbad

L'Année dernière à Marienbad

France • French • 1961 • 1h 35m

This film is not currently available on the Criterion Channel

Director

Alain Resnais

#478Criterion Collection 4.10/5·62.2K ratings·15K reviewson Letterboxd

Synopsis

In a strange and isolated chateau, a man becomes acquainted with a woman and insists that they have met before.

Included in
Paul Schrader’s Adventures in Moviegoing
Position 3
Included in
Starring Delphine Seyrig
Position 1
Included in
April 2022
Position 52

Credits

Crew

DirectorAlain Resnais

WriterAlain Robbe-Grillet

CinematographerSacha Vierny

ComposerFrancis Seyrig

EditorHenri Colpi, Jasmine Chasney

ProducerPierre Courau, Raymond Froment, Anatole Dauman

Cast

Delphine Seyrigas A – The Brunette Woman

Giorgio Albertazzias X – The man with the Italian Accent

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Articles

via Criterion Collection

Last Year at Marienbad : Which Year at Where?Mark Polizzotti — Jun 22, 2009
Remembering Alain ResnaisAlexandre Mabilon — Mar 6, 2014
April in TativilleAlexandre Mabilon — Apr 22, 2009

Sacha Pitoëffas M – The Other Man with the Lean Face, The Husband

Françoise Bertinas A Character from the Hotel

Luce Garcia-Villeas A Character from the Hotel

Héléna Kornelas A Character from the Hotel

Françoise Spiraas A Character from the Hotel

Karin Toche-Mittleras A Character from the Hotel

Pierre Barbaudas A Character from the Hotel

Wilhelm von Deekas A Character from the Hotel

Jean Lanieras A Character from the Hotel

Gérard Lorinas A Character from the Hotel

Davide Montemurrias A Character from the Hotel

Gilles Quéantas A Character from the Hotel

Gabriel Werneras A Character from the Hotel

The Art Form of Memory: A Conversation with Joachim TrierHillary Weston — Apr 8, 2016