Alain Resnais
Alain Resnais (born
June 3,
1922 in
Vannes,
France) is a famous French
film director, perhaps best known for his masterpieces
Hiroshima mon amour (
1959), written by
Marguerite Duras, and
Last Year at Marienbad (L'année dernière à Marienbad) (1961), written by the French
novelist Alain Robbe-Grillet.
He is also recognised for his other moving and challenging work, such as the pre-eminent Holocaust documentary
Night and Fog (1955).
He was married to Florence Malraux, the only daughter of the late French statesman
André Malraux and his first wife, Clara Goldschmidt. Florence often worked on Resnais's films.
Many of his films were produced by
Anatole Dauman and
Argos Films who also produced films for other
Left Bank film makers such as
Chris Marker.
His current companion is French actress
Sabine Azéma.
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Prix Jean Vigo in
1954 and
1956*
Pas sur la bouche (2003)
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On connaît la chanson (1997)
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Smoking/No Smoking (1993)
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Gershwin (1992)
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Contre l'oubli (1991)
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I Want to Go Home (1989)
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Mélo (1986)
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L'amour à mort (1984)
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La vie est un roman (1983)
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Mon oncle d'Amérique (1980)
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Providence (1977)
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Stavisky (1974)
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L'an 01 (1973) (New York scenes)
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Cinétracts (1968)
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Je t'aime, je t'aime (1968)
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Loin du Vietnam (1967)
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La Guerre est finie (1966)
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Muriel (1963)
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L'année dernière à Marienbad (1961)
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Hiroshima mon amour (1959)
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Le chant du Styrène (1958)
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Le mystère de l'atelier quinze (1957)
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Toute la mémoire du monde (1956)
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Night and Fog (1955)
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Les statues meurent aussi (1953)
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Pictura (1952)
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Gauguin (1950)
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Guernica (1950/I)
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Châteaux de France (1948)
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Les jardins de Paris (1948)
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Malfray (1948)
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Van Gogh (1948)
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L'alcool tue (1947) (as Alzin Rezarail)
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La bague (1947)
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Journée naturelle (1947)
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Le lait Nestlé (1947)
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Portrait d'Henri Goetz (1947)
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Van Gogh (1947)
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Visite à César Doméla (1947)
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Visite à Félix Labisse (1947)
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Visite à Hans Hartnung (1947)
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Visite à Lucien Coutaud (1947)
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Visite à Oscar Dominguez (1947)
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Ouvert pour cause d'inventaire (1946)
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Schéma d'une identification (1946)
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L'aventure de Guy (1936)
* Wilson, Emma,
Alain Resnais (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2006)
