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Last Year at Marienbad
Extraordinary! Hypnotic! Beautiful! Masterful!
Extraordinary! Hypnotic! Beautiful! Masterful!
Drama, Romance - 1961
Last Year at Marienbad
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At a weekend gathering, a man tells a woman that they had spent time there together a year prior. But, the woman has no recollection whatsoever and is convinced that he is simply fabricating the encounter. The more he speaks about their activities the previous year however, the more compelling he becomes. The question remains however – did they meet previously or not?
Director:
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Alain Resnais
Cast:
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Delphine Seyrig
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Françoise Bertin
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Giorgio Albertazzi
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Sacha Pitoëff

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Runtime:
95 min
Release date:
29 Sep 1961
Country:
FR, IT
Languages:
French
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 5 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
To even talk of a story is nonsensical, since a central aesthetic of the film involves the effects of fantasy, time and subjective memory on human consciousness. Marienbad takes place in a heightened, sci-fi nightmare world where knowing, believing
– Sid Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2008
fresh:
Marienbad is elegantly hermetic, a ravishing waxworks that has stillness at its heart.
– Mark Feeney,
Boston Globe,
29 Feb 2008
fresh:
Remains one of cinema's glorious enigmas, endlessly compelling and intriguing.
– Kevin Thomas,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb 2008
fresh:
The movie is what it is -- a sustained mood, an empty allegory, a choreographed moment outside of time, and a shocking intimation of perfection.
– J. Hoberman,
Village Voice,
15 Jan 2008
fresh:
The film's dreamlike cadences, frozen tableaux, and distilled surrealist poetry are too eerie, too terrifying even, to be shaken off as camp. For all its notoriety, this masterpiece among masterpieces has never really received its due.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
15 Jan 2008
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