Last Year at Marienbad
1961 · Movie · NR · 95 min · ★ 7.4 · 90% critics
In an isolated, opulent château, a man insists he and a woman shared a past encounter, while she denies remembering it. As they drift through corridors, gardens, and social games, the line between memory, desire, and reality grows increasingly uncertain in a hypnotic, repeating loop.
Also known as Last Year in Marienbad
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Details
- Original title
- L'Année dernière à Marienbad
- Years
- 1961
- Release date
- 1961-05-25
- Language
- French
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (544 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like hypnotic, puzzle-like stories about memory and uncertainty with an eerie, elegant atmosphere, like Hiroshima Mon Amour or La Jetée; Not for you if you need clear answers, fast pacing, or straightforward storytelling.
Pros: haunting dreamlike mood; striking black-and-white beauty; intriguing ambiguity | Cons: slow, repetitive pacing; hard to follow; emotionally distant characters
Themes
- hotel
- amnesia
- card game
- extramarital affair
- mysterious
- statue
- chateau
- complex
- ghoulish
Awards & recognition
- Golden Lion · 1961
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1963 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1962 · nominated
Cast & crew
Delphine Seyrig
as A – The Brunette Woman
Giorgio Albertazzi
as X – The man with the Italian Accent
Sacha Pitoëff
as M – The Other Man with the Lean Face, The Husband
- FB
Françoise Bertin
as A Character from the Hotel
- LG
Luce Garcia-Ville
as A Character from the Hotel
- HK
Héléna Kornel
as A Character from the Hotel
Françoise Spira
as A Character from the Hotel
- KT
Karin Toche-Mittler
as A Character from the Hotel
Pierre Barbaud
as A Character from the Hotel
- WD
Wilhelm von Deek
as A Character from the Hotel
Directed by Alain Resnais