Published: [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2009]
Series: Criterion collection, , Book 478
Edition: [Special ed.]
Description: 2 videodiscs (94 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in
ISBN/ISSN: 6312866718, 9781604651577, 1604651571,
Language: French
Originally released as a motion picture in 1961
Special features: Disc one: New, restored high-definition digital transfer of the film, supervised and approved by director Alain Resnais; original theatrical trailer and Rialto's rerelease trailer. Disc two: New audio interview with Resnais, recorded exclusively for this release; new documentary on the making of Last year at Marienbad, featuring interviews with many of Resnais' collaborators; new video interview with film scholar Ginette Vincendeau on the history of the film and its many mysteries; "Toute la mémoire du monde" documentary (1956); "Le chant du styrène" documentary (1958). A booklet featuring an essay by critic Mark Polizzotti and a section on Alain Robbe Grillet's evolving attitude toward the film, including the author's introduction to the published screenplay and comments by film scholar François Thomas
Delphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi, Sacha Pitoëff
X attempts to convince A that they met last year in this same hotel (or maybe it was in a different one). They loved each other, emotionally and physically. She agrees to elope with him and get away from M, her husband (or lover). At the last moment, she refuses (for whatever reason) and asked for a one year postponement. Now, the year has passed and X has come to their agreed rendezvous to take her away. A claims she does not recognize X and does not remember any agreement between them. At first, X is surprised, and he recounts conversations the two of them had, supporting details, relating scenes convincingly. A persists in not remembering, even though X produces a photograph of her as a proof of his claim
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital mono., NTSC
French dialogue, English subtitles
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