Principal cast
Delphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi, Sacha Pitoëff, Françoise Bertin and Luce Garcia-Ville
Film 254 of 498 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 254 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.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
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Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Delphine SeyrigCharacter: A – The Brunette Woman
- Giorgio AlbertazziCharacter: X – The man with the Italian Accent
- Sacha PitoëffCharacter: M – The Other Man with the Lean Face, The Husband
- Françoise BertinCharacter: A Character from the Hotel
- Luce Garcia-VilleCharacter: A Character from the Hotel
- Héléna KornelCharacter: A Character from the Hotel
- Françoise SpiraCharacter: A Character from the Hotel
- Karin Toche-MittlerCharacter: A Character from the Hotel
- Pierre BarbaudCharacter: A Character from the Hotel
- Wilhelm von DeekCharacter: A Character from the Hotel
- Jean LanierCharacter: A Character from the Hotel
- Gérard LorinCharacter: A Character from the Hotel
Full crew
Full crew
- Alain ResnaisCredits: Director
- Alain Robbe-GrilletCredits: Screenplay, Storyboard, Idea
- Francis SeyrigCredits: Original Music Composer
- Pierre CourauCredits: Producer
- Raymond FromentCredits: Producer
- Bernard EveinCredits: Costume Design
- Henri ColpiCredits: Editor
- Jasmine ChasneyCredits: Editor
- Jacques SaulnierCredits: Production Design
- Anatole DaumanCredits: Producer
- Jean-Jacques FabreCredits: Set Decoration, Assistant Art Director
- Georges GlonCredits: Set Decoration, Assistant Art Director
- André PiltantCredits: Set Decoration, Assistant Art Director
- Alexandre MarcusCredits: Key Makeup Artist
- Éliane MarcusCredits: Makeup Artist
- Léon SanzCredits: Production Manager
- Jean-Claude MarchettiCredits: Sound
- Jean NényCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- René RenaultCredits: Sound
- Guy VilletteCredits: Sound
- Robert DorfmannCredits: Co-Producer
- Jean-Jacques LécotCredits: Assistant Production Manager
- Jean LéonCredits: First Assistant Director
- Florence MalrauxCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Volker SchlöndorffCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Charles MerangelCredits: Set Dresser
- Robert CambourakisCredits: Sound Assistant
- Louis BalthazardCredits: Key Grip
- Philippe BrunCredits: Camera Operator
- Guy DelattreCredits: First Assistant Camera
- Elie FontanilleCredits: Electrician
- François LauliacCredits: Second Assistant Camera
- Georges PierreCredits: Still Photographer
- René StockiCredits: Key Grip
- André GirardCredits: Conductor
- Marie-Louise GirodCredits: Musician
- Sylvette BaudrotCredits: Script Supervisor
- Jean FouchetCredits: Title Designer
- Janine ThaonCredits: Production Secretary
- Sacha ViernyCredits: Director of Photography
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