Principal cast
Delphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi, Sacha Pitoëff, Françoise Bertin and Luce Garcia-Ville
Film 255 of 307 on the Screen Path
Last Year at Marienbad
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About the film
Last Year at Marienbad at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1961 film at stop 255 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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?
Key craft credits
Sacha Vierny (director of photography), Henri Colpi (editor), Jasmine Chasney (editor), Francis Seyrig (original music composer) and Alain Robbe-Grillet (screenplay)
- Director
- Alain Resnais
- Release
- 1961-09-29
- Runtime
- 95 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and Romance
- Country
- France
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
Spoiler-free02
After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
Contains spoilers03
Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
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