Resnais, Alain 1922-

Overview

Works:	536 works in 2,055 publications in 11 languages and 21,622 library holdings
Genres:	Drama History Motion picture plays Film adaptations Criticism, interpretation, etc Fiction Interviews Biography Romance films Musical films
Roles:	Director, Author of screenplay, Film editor, Performer, Producer, Adapter, Collaborator, Other, Scenarist, Dedicatee, Author of introduction, Photographer, Honoree, Interviewee, Artist, Bibliographic antecedent, Scientific advisor, Contributor, Publishing director, Annotator, Creator
Classifications:	PN1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

1940 |

|2020

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Publications about Alain Resnais

Publications by Alain Resnais

Publications by Alain Resnais, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Alain Resnais

Alain Resnais by John Francis Kreidl ( Book )
Alain Resnais by James Monaco ( Book )
Alain Resnais; or, The theme of time by John Ward ( Book )
Le style cinématographique d'Alain Resnais, de Hiroshima mon amour (1959) aux Herbes folles (2009) The film style of Alain Resnais, Hiroshima mon amour (1959) to Wild grass (2009) by Deborah Walker-Morrison ( )
The cinema of Alain Resnais by Roy Armes ( Book )

Arts of impoverishment : Beckett, Rothko, Resnais by Leo Bersani ( Book )
The film narratives of Alain Resnais by Freddy Sweet ( Book )
Alain Resnais by Emma Wilson ( Book )
Uncovering the Holocaust : the international reception of Night and fog by Ewout van der Knaap ( Book )
Where film meets philosophy : Godard, Resnais, and experiments in cinematic thinking by Hunter Vaughan ( Book )
Alain Resnais : arpenteur de l'imaginaire by Robert Benayoun ( Book )
Concentrationary cinema : aesthetics as political resistance in Alain Resnais's Night and fog (1955) ( Book )
Alain Resnais by Gaston Bounoure ( Book )
Hiroshima, mon amour, Alain Resnais by Jean Louis Leutrat ( Book )
Alain Resnais et Alain Robbe-Grillet; évolution d'une écriture by Michel Estève ( Book )
Antonioni, Bergman, Resnais; [three monographs] by Peter Cowie ( Book )
L'Itinéraire d'Alain Resnais by René Prédal ( Book )
La Nouvelle vague 25 ans après : dossier ( Book )
L'atelier d'Alain Resnais by François Thomas ( Book )
Alain Resnais by René Prédal ( Book )

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Most widely held works by Alain Resnais

Nuit et brouillard Night and fog by Alain Resnais ( Visual )
166 editions published between 1955 and 2012 in 7 languages and held by 2,375 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A documentary film with counterpoints words and music, still and motion pictures, past and present, and living and dead to depict the world of the German concentration camp

Hiroshima mon amour by Alain Resnais ( Visual )
207 editions published between 1958 and 2012 in 9 languages and held by 2,160 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A Japanese architect and a French actress engage in a brief intense affair in Hiroshima in 1959. Both deal with their personal memories of World War II--he by articulating his firsthand experience with nuclear disaster, she by remembering her traumatic affair with a German soldier

L'Année dernière a Marienbad by Alain Resnais ( Visual )
73 editions published between 1960 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 1,232 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Toute la mémoire du monde: "A poetic piece about the French national library in Paris and the archiving of memory that looks forward to his later films." -- Disc menu

Last year at Marienbad by Alain Robbe-Grillet ( Book )
8 editions published between 1962 and 1987 in English and held by 881 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hiroshima mon amour by Marguerite Duras ( Book )
99 editions published between 1959 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 873 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Een heftige liefdesaffaire tussen een gehuwde Franse actrice en een gehuwde Japanse architect tegen de achtergrond van de door de oorlog geschonden stad Hiroshima roept herinneringen bij haar op aan haar eerste liefde voor een Duitse soldaat tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog

L'année dernière à Marienbad; [ciné-roman by Alain Robbe-Grillet ( Book )
22 editions published between 1961 and 2002 in French and held by 755 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Scénario

Mon oncle d'Amerique My uncle from America by Alain Resnais ( Visual )
62 editions published between 1980 and 2008 in 8 languages and held by 537 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Roger Corman presents Alain Resnais' Mon oncle d'Amerique: a case study of three characters focusing on their pursuit of careers. This is intercut with segments of a lecture from Prof. Henri Laborit, a behavioral scientist speaking in pure documentary fashion, contributing his theories on memory. Also intercuts footage from other movies

Les herbes folles by Alain Resnais ( Visual )
9 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in French and Undetermined and held by 442 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A lost wallet opens the door to Georges and Marguerite's romantic adventure. After examining the ID of its owner, it is not a simple matter for Georges to turn the wallet he has found into the police. Nor can Marguerite retrieve her wallet without being piqued with curiosity about the person who found it. As George and Marguerite navigate the social protocols of giving and acknowledging thanks, turbulence enters their everyday lives

Muriel, ou, Le temps d'un retour by Alain Resnais ( Visual )
44 editions published between 1962 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 431 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A lonely woman is trying to sort her memories and present desires for the resumption of a long past love

La Guerre est finie by Jorge Semprún ( Book )
9 editions published between 1966 and 1967 in 3 languages and held by 420 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

La guerre est finie by Alain Resnais ( Visual )
61 editions published between 1966 and 2011 in 8 languages and held by 397 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A Spanish revolutionary maintains his ideals even though he is warned he will be sold out. Aging, tired leftist Montand travels from Spain to Paris, reports to his political associates, and visits mistress Thulin

Last year at Marienbad L'année dernière à Marienbad by Alain Resnais ( Visual )
71 editions published between 1960 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 386 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Surrounded by guests in an old mansion, the narrator tries to persuade a woman that they have met before, and that she has agreed to leave her husband and go away with him

Cœurs Private fears in public places by Alain Resnais ( Visual )
16 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 369 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Interweaves multiple stories set in a magically snowbound Paris where six lonely souls converge and commingle in their search for lasting connections

Pas sur la bouche by Alain Resnais ( Visual )
25 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 265 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Gilberte is happily married to Georges, a wealthy businessman who is unaware of his wife's previous marriage. Only Gilberte's unmarried sister, Arlette knows the truth. Then one day, Georges comes home and announces he's about to strike a deal with a fabulously wealthy American named Eric Thompson, who's on his way to Paris, and just happens to be Gilberte's ex-husband. Further complicating matters are family friend Huguette, who has a crush on Charley, who has been pursuing Gilberte ... resulting in a series of misunderstandings and farcical situations

On connaît la chanson by Alain Resnais ( Visual )
65 editions published between 1997 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 264 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Six characters in search of love and luxury departments [c.f. Halliwell's Film & Video Guide]

Stavisky ... by Jorge Semprún ( Book )
13 editions published between 1974 and 1984 in French and English and held by 238 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Stavisky by Alain Resnais ( Visual )
37 editions published between 1961 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 222 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An exquisite recounting of the climatic days in 1933 in the career of Stavisky, the con man turned international financier whose ruin resulted in political scandal and his own mysterious death

La Pointe-Courte ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1954 and 2009 in French and held by 217 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The great Agnes Varda's film career began with this graceful, penetrating study of a marriage on the rocks, set against the backdrop of a small Mediterranean fishing village. Both a stylized depiction of the complicated relationship between a married couple and a documentary-like look at the daily struggles of the locals, Varda's discursive, gorgeously filmed debut was radical enough to later be considered one of the progenitors of the coming French new wave

Melo by Alain Resnais ( Visual )
25 editions published between 1986 and 2010 in 7 languages and held by 196 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Melo tells the story of Marcel and Pierre, two friends who are also concert violinists. While Marcel has gone on to stardom, Pierre has settled into a family life with his wife Romaine. Pierre is unaware that Romaine is having an affair with Marcel

I want to go home by Alain Resnais ( Visual )
30 editions published between 1989 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 190 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Joey Wellman, a cantankerous American cartoonist, accepts an invitation to come to an exhibition in Paris, because his estranged daughter Elsie is a student there. He arrives with his girlfriend Lena, and very soon wants to go home as the culture shock is too much for him

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Audience Level

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Audience level: 0.45 (from 0.20 for Les herbes ... to 0.92 for L'Itinéra ...)

Related Identities

Criterion Collection (Firm)
Robbe-Grillet, Alain 1922-2008 Writer of accompanying material Author of dialog Scenarist Dedicatee Bibliographic antecedent Author of screenplay Honoree
Cayrol, Jean Commentator Performer Author of dialog Scenarist Writer of accompanying material Conceptor Bibliographic antecedent Author of screenplay Contributor Narrator
Vierny, Sacha 1919-2001 Cinematographer Illustrator Photographer
Halfon, Samy
Azéma, Sabine Other Singer Narrator Performer Actor
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Riva, Emmanuèle Costume designer Performer Actor
Okada, Eiji 1920-1995 Costume designer Performer Actor
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