L'Année dernière a Marienbad /
X attempts to convince A that they met last year in this same hotel (or maybe it was in a different one). They loved each other, emotionally and physically. She agrees to elope with him and get away from M, her husband (or lover). At the last moment, she refuses (for whatever reason) and asked for a...
| Uniform Title: | Année dernière à Marienbad (Motion picture) |
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| Corporate Authors: | , , , , |
| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | French |
| Language Notes: | In French with English subtitles. |
| Published: |
Irvington, NY :
Criterion Collection,
2009.
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| Edition: | Blu-ray ed., widescreen. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ;
478. |
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| Summary: | X attempts to convince A that they met last year in this same hotel (or maybe it was in a different one). They loved each other, emotionally and physically. She agrees to elope with him and get away from M, her husband (or lover). At the last moment, she refuses (for whatever reason) and asked for a one year postponement. Now, the year has passed and X has come to their agreed rendezvous to take her away. A claims she does not recognize X and does not remember any agreement between them. At first, X is surprised, and he recounts conversations the two of them had, supporting details, relating scenes convincingly. A persists in not remembering, even though X produces a photograph of her as a proof of his claim. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1961. Special features: New audio interview with Resnais, recorded exclusively for this release ; new documentary on the making of Last year at Marienbad, featuring interviews with many of Resnais' collaborators ; new video interview with film scholar Ginette Vincendeau on the history of the film and its many mysteries ; two short documentaries by Resnais: "Toute la mémoire du monde" documentary (1956) ; "Le chant du styrène" documentary (1958) ; original theatrical trailer and Rialto's rerelease trailer ; new and improved English subtitle translation ; a booklet featuring an essay by critic Mark Polizzotti and a section on Alain Robbe Grillet's evolving attitude toward the film, including the author's introduction to the published screenplay and comments by film scholar François Thomas. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (44 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.). |
| Format: | Blu-ray Disc; region A; Dolby Digital, mono.; high-definition digital transfer. This disc requires Blu-ray compatible equipment to view. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Sacha Vierny ; music, Francis Seyrig. |
| ISBN: | 9781604651584 160465158X |