Last Year at Marienbad

Last Year at Marienbad

Extraordinary! Hypnotic! Beautiful! Masterful!

Directed by Alain Resnais

Produced by Cineriz, Cormoran Films

196195 min7.4 / 10

A hypnotic, formally audacious puzzle about memory, desire, and the malleability of truth, where the boundary between reality and fabrication dissolves entirely.

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?

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  • Is Last Year at Marienbad one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 99% of films.

  • Is Last Year at Marienbad scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Last Year at Marienbad end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Last Year at Marienbad sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Last Year at Marienbad violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Last Year at Marienbad easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

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There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity96

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Surprise75

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love85

How much audiences actually like it

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