Resnais, Alain 1922-2014
Overview
| Works: | 620 works in 2,898 publications in 10 languages and 26,161 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Drama Documentary films Romance films Short films History Film adaptations Screenplays Comedy films Thrillers (Motion pictures) Nonfiction films |
| Roles: | Director, Author, Author of screenplay, Restager , Film editor, Scenarist, Performer, fmd, Contributor, Other, Producer, Photographer, Adapter, Author of introduction, Dedicatee, Narrator, Honoree, Artist, Interviewee, Editor, Creator, Scientific advisor, Annotator, Publishing director, Bibliographic antecedent |
| Classifications: | PN1997, 791.4372 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Alain Resnais
- 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( )
- Where film meets philosophy : Godard, Resnais, and experiments in cinematic thinking by Hunter Vaughan( )
- Alain Resnais by James Monaco( Book )
- Alain Resnais by John Francis Kreidl( Book )
- Alain Resnais; or, The theme of time by John Ward( Book )
- The cinema of Alain Resnais by Roy Armes( Book )
- Arts of impoverishment : Beckett, Rothko, Resnais by Leo Bersani( Book )
- Alain Resnais by Emma Wilson( Book )
- The film narratives of Alain Resnais by Freddy Sweet( Book )
- Concentrationary cinema : aesthetics as political resistance in Alain Resnais's Night and fog (1955) by Griselda Pollock( Book )
- Uncovering the Holocaust : the international reception of Night and fog by Ewout van der Knaap( Book )
- L'Anneé dernière à Marienbad by Jean-Louis Leutrat( Book )
- Concentrationary memories : totalitarian terror and cultural resistance( Book )
- Alain Resnais : arpenteur de l'imaginaire by Robert Benayoun( Book )
- Alain Resnais et Alain Robbe-Grillet; évolution d'une écriture by Michel Estève( Book )
- Hiroshima, mon amour, Alain Resnais by Jean-Louis Leutrat( Book )
- Antonioni, Bergman, Resnais; [three monographs] by Peter Cowie( Book )
- L'Itinéraire d'Alain Resnais by René Prédal( Book )
- Alain Resnais. by Gaston Bounoure( Book )
- L'atelier d'Alain Resnais by François Thomas( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Alain Resnais
Nuit et brouillard = Night and fog by
Alain Resnais(
Visual
)
35 editions published between 1956 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 1,539 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ten years after the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps, this piece documents the abandoned grounds of Auschwitz and Majdanek. One of the first cinematic reflections on the horrors of the Holocaust, the film contrasts the stillness of the abandoned camps' quiet, empty buildings with haunting wartime footag
35 editions published between 1956 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 1,539 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ten years after the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps, this piece documents the abandoned grounds of Auschwitz and Majdanek. One of the first cinematic reflections on the horrors of the Holocaust, the film contrasts the stillness of the abandoned camps' quiet, empty buildings with haunting wartime footag
Hiroshima mon amour = Hiroshima, my love by
Alain Resnais(
Visual
)
25 editions published between 1959 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 1,330 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Study of a French film actress and a Japanese architect, each with a troubled past, who have a brief affair in postwar Hiroshima
25 editions published between 1959 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 1,330 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Study of a French film actress and a Japanese architect, each with a troubled past, who have a brief affair in postwar Hiroshima
Nuit et brouillard = Night and fog by
Alain Resnais(
Visual
)
182 editions published between 1955 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 1,081 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A documentary film which counterpoints words and music, still and motion pictures, past and present, and living and dead to depict the world of the German concentration camp
182 editions published between 1955 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 1,081 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A documentary film which 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
)
256 editions published between 1958 and 2016 in 10 languages and held by 978 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
During a love affair with a Japanese architect in postwar Hiroshima a French actress recalls a previous affair with a German soldier during the World War II
256 editions published between 1958 and 2016 in 10 languages and held by 978 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
During a love affair with a Japanese architect in postwar Hiroshima a French actress recalls a previous affair with a German soldier during the World War II
Hiroshima mon amour : scénario et dialogues by
Marguerite Duras(
Book
)
106 editions published between 1960 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 857 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Scenario voor de film van Alain Resnais, waarin de psychologische achtergronden getoond worden van twee mensen van verschillend etnische achtergrond, die in het geteisterde Hiroshima een korte maar hevige liefde beleven
106 editions published between 1960 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 857 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Scenario voor de film van Alain Resnais, waarin de psychologische achtergronden getoond worden van twee mensen van verschillend etnische achtergrond, die in het geteisterde Hiroshima een korte maar hevige liefde beleven
Last year at Marienbad by
Alain Robbe-Grillet(
Book
)
9 editions published between 1962 and 1987 in English and held by 848 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
9 editions published between 1962 and 1987 in English and held by 848 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
L'année dernière à Marienbad; [ciné-roman by
Alain Robbe-Grillet(
Book
)
27 editions published between 1961 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 742 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Scénario
27 editions published between 1961 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 742 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Scénario
L'année dernière à Marienbad = Last year at Marienbad by
Alain Resnais(
Visual
)
111 editions published between 1960 and 2015 in 6 languages and held by 701 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In a vast old fashioned hotel, a man meets a woman who may or may not have had an affair with him the previous year in Marienbad
111 editions published between 1960 and 2015 in 6 languages and held by 701 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In a vast old fashioned hotel, a man meets a woman who may or may not have had an affair with him the previous year in Marienbad
L'Année dernière a Marienbad(
Visual
)
6 editions published in 2009 in French and held by 611 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
6 editions published in 2009 in French and held by 611 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
Mon oncle d'Amerique = My uncle from America by
Alain Resnais(
Visual
)
89 editions published between 1978 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 562 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Using the narrative ovservations of real life human behavioural theorist Henry Laborit, My American uncle describes the complex motivations of a group of characters including René, a working class manager in a textile factory who is demoted and has to move away from his wife and young child, and Janine, an actress having an affair with a married writer and radio boss Jean
89 editions published between 1978 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 562 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Using the narrative ovservations of real life human behavioural theorist Henry Laborit, My American uncle describes the complex motivations of a group of characters including René, a working class manager in a textile factory who is demoted and has to move away from his wife and young child, and Janine, an actress having an affair with a married writer and radio boss Jean
Les herbes folles = Wild grass by
Alain Resnais(
Visual
)
25 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in French and Undetermined and held by 493 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
25 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in French and Undetermined and held by 493 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
)
63 editions published between 1962 and 2016 in 8 languages and held by 436 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Characters from several generations struggle to come to terms with their past in contemporary Boulogne. In French, with English subtitles
63 editions published between 1962 and 2016 in 8 languages and held by 436 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Characters from several generations struggle to come to terms with their past in contemporary Boulogne. In French, with English subtitles
Vous n'avez encore rien vu = You ain't seen nothin' yet by
Alain Resnais(
Visual
)
15 editions published between 2012 and 2014 in French and held by 436 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Based on two works by the playwright Jean Anouilh, this film opens with a who's-who of French acting royalty being summoned to the reading of a late playwright's last will and testament. This is an alternately wry and wistful valentine to actors and the art of performance from a director long fascinated by the intersection of life, theater and cinema
15 editions published between 2012 and 2014 in French and held by 436 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Based on two works by the playwright Jean Anouilh, this film opens with a who's-who of French acting royalty being summoned to the reading of a late playwright's last will and testament. This is an alternately wry and wistful valentine to actors and the art of performance from a director long fascinated by the intersection of life, theater and cinema
Aimer, boire et chanter = Life of Riley by
Alain Resnais(
Visual
)
15 editions published between 2014 and 2016 in French and held by 397 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
George Riley has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Three couples react to the news with various degrees of emotion
15 editions published between 2014 and 2016 in French and held by 397 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
George Riley has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Three couples react to the news with various degrees of emotion
Cœurs = Private fears in public places by
Alain Resnais(
Visual
)
29 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 388 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dan, un soldado recientemente expulsado del ejército, se refugia en la bebida para evadirse del mundo que lo rodea. A pesar de ello, su novia Nicole cree que aún pueden salvar su amor
29 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 388 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dan, un soldado recientemente expulsado del ejército, se refugia en la bebida para evadirse del mundo que lo rodea. A pesar de ello, su novia Nicole cree que aún pueden salvar su amor
La guerre est finie by
Alain Resnais(
Visual
)
67 editions published between 1966 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 387 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A Spanish revolutionary finds his idealism destroyed when he returns from exile to visit his mistress
67 editions published between 1966 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 387 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A Spanish revolutionary finds his idealism destroyed when he returns from exile to visit his mistress
La Guerre est finie by
Jorge Semprún(
Book
)
8 editions published between 1966 and 2000 in French and English and held by 335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The effect of the Spanish Civil War on the lives of a group of anit-Franco exiles living in France, and still actively working for the overthrow of the dictatorship, is the subject of Alain Resnais' new film. Called an incomparable thriller by some critics, it is also a beautiful love story and a moving document of our time."--Back cover
8 editions published between 1966 and 2000 in French and English and held by 335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The effect of the Spanish Civil War on the lives of a group of anit-Franco exiles living in France, and still actively working for the overthrow of the dictatorship, is the subject of Alain Resnais' new film. Called an incomparable thriller by some critics, it is also a beautiful love story and a moving document of our time."--Back cover
Loin du Việt-Nam = Far from Vietnam by
Chris Marker(
Visual
)
27 editions published between 1967 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 292 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is the work of a number of filmmakers who were opposed to the U.S. involvement in Vietnam but to varying degrees and for varying reasons. The fragmentary structure of at least seventeen different sections has been shaped by Marker so that the final effect is quite open-ended and coherent. At the centre is the sense of European impotence in the context of the war
27 editions published between 1967 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 292 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is the work of a number of filmmakers who were opposed to the U.S. involvement in Vietnam but to varying degrees and for varying reasons. The fragmentary structure of at least seventeen different sections has been shaped by Marker so that the final effect is quite open-ended and coherent. At the centre is the sense of European impotence in the context of the war
Same old song = on connaît la chanson by
Alain Resnais(
Visual
)
85 editions published between 1997 and 2014 in 7 languages and held by 286 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Six characters in search of love and luxury apartments
85 editions published between 1997 and 2014 in 7 languages and held by 286 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Six characters in search of love and luxury apartments
Pas sur la bouche = Not on the lips by
Alain Resnais(
Visual
)
37 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 265 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Gilberte Valandray married her first husband, an American called Eric Thomson, during a stay in the United States. The marriage was a failure. But since the French consul never certified their wedding, it has no legal value in France. On returning to Paris, Gilberte has married Georges Valandray, a rich metallurgist. Georges, who belives in marital bliss as long as man is his wife's first and only husband, knows nothing about her marriage to Eric Thomson. Only Gilberte's sister, Arlette Poumaillac, still single, knows the secret
37 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 265 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Gilberte Valandray married her first husband, an American called Eric Thomson, during a stay in the United States. The marriage was a failure. But since the French consul never certified their wedding, it has no legal value in France. On returning to Paris, Gilberte has married Georges Valandray, a rich metallurgist. Georges, who belives in marital bliss as long as man is his wife's first and only husband, knows nothing about her marriage to Eric Thomson. Only Gilberte's sister, Arlette Poumaillac, still single, knows the secret
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Related Identities
- Robbe-Grillet, Alain 1922-2008 Writer of accompanying material Author of dialog Scenarist Dedicatee Bibliographic antecedent Author of screenplay Honoree Author
- Halfon, Samy Producer
- Criterion Collection (Firm) Distributor
- Vierny, Sacha 1919-2001 Cinematographer Illustrator Photographer
- Duras, Marguerite Writer of accompanying material Author of dialog Scenarist Author of screenplay Author Contributor
- Azéma, Sabine Other Interviewee Performer Singer Actor Narrator
- Arditi, Pierre 1944- Other Interviewee Narrator Performer Actor
- Dauman, Anatole 1925-1998 Producer
- Eisler, Hanns 1898-1962 Arranger Composer
- Como Films Producer
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Actors Actresses Adultery Aesthetics Année dernière à Marienbad (Motion picture) Architects Arts, Modern--Psychological aspects Auschwitz (Concentration camp) Beckett, Samuel, Bibliothèque nationale (France) Bombardment of Hiroshima-shi (Japan : 1945) Buildings Concentration camps Dating (Social customs) Drama Europe Evidence False memory syndrome France France--Paris Germany Health resorts Hiroshima mon amour (Motion picture) Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) in motion pictures Japan Japan--Hiroshima-shi Lost articles Love Majdanek (Concentration camp) Man-woman relationships Married women Meetings Memory Memory in motion pictures Men--Sexual behavior Motion picture plays Motion picture producers and directors Motion pictures, French Motion pictures--Aesthetics Nuit et brouillard (Motion picture) Photographs Plastics industry and trade Resnais, Alain, Rothko, Mark, United States War and motion pictures Wills Women--Sexual behavior World War (1939-1945)
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Alternative Names
Alain Resnais director de cine francés
Alain Resnais director de cinema francés
Alain Resnais francouzský filmový režisér
Alain Resnais Frans filmregisseur
Alain Resnais fransk filmregissør
Alain Resnais französischer Filmregisseur
Alain Resnais French film director
Alain Resnais Prantsusmaa filmirežissöör
Alain Resnais réalisateur français
Alain Resnais regista francese
Alain Resnais regizor de film francez
Alain Resnais regjisor francez
Alanus Resnais
Alēns Renē
Leinai, Alun 1922-2014
Renais, Alain 1922-2014
Rene, Alen
Rene, Alen, 1922-
Rene, Alen 1922-2014
Renē, Alēns, 1922-2014
Resnais Alain
Resnais, Alain 1922-
Réval, Alex
Réval, Alex 1922-2014
Rezarail, Alzin 1922-2014
Αλέν Ρενέ
Ален Рене
Ален Рэнэ
Рене, Алан
Рене, Ален
Ալեն Ռենե
אלן רנה
אלן רנה שחקן צרפתי
רנה, אלין 1922-
רנה, אלין 1922-2014
רנה, אלן 1922-2014
الان رينيه
آلان رينيه مخرج أفلام فرنسي
آلن رنه فیلمنامهنویس، تدوینگر، و کارگردان فرانسوی
അലെൻ റെനെ
레네, 알랭 1922-2014
알랭 레네
アラン・レネ
レネ, アラン
亞倫·雷奈
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