Resnais, Alain 1922-Overview
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Nuit et brouillard Night and fog
by Alain Resnais
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121 editions published between 1955 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 2,442 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A documentary film which counter points 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
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161 editions published between 1958 and 2012 in 8 languages and held by 2,099 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
Last year at Marienbad
by Alain Robbe-Grillet
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6 editions published between 1962 and 1977 in English and held by 882 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Hiroshima mon amour
by Marguerite Duras
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92 editions published between 1960 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 868 WorldCat member libraries worldwide LUI : Tu n'as rien vu à Hiroshima. Rien. ELLE : J'ai tout vu. Tout ... Ainsi l'hôpital je l'ai vu. J'en suis sûre. L'hôpital existe à Hiroshima. Comment aurais-je pu éviter de le voir? LUI : Tu n'as pas vu d'hôpital à Hiroshima. Tu n'a rien vu à Hiroshima ... ELLE : Je n'ai rien inventé. LUI : Tu as tout inventé. ELLE : Rien. De même que dans l'amour cette illusion existe, cette illusion de pouvoir ne jamais oublier, de même j'ai eu l'illusion devant Hiroshima que jamais je n'oublierai. De même que dans l'amour
L'Année dernière a Marienbad
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49 editions published between 1960 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 818 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
L'année dernière à Marienbad; [ciné-roman
by Alain Robbe-Grillet
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16 editions published between 1961 and 2002 in French and held by 744 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Scénario
Les herbes folles
by Alain Resnais
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5 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in French and German and held by 435 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
Mon oncle d'Amerique My uncle from America
by Alain Resnais
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34 editions published between 1980 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 416 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Jean, René, Janine: two men and a woman from different generations and different backgrounds, whose paths meet at a crisis point in mid-life, faced with disappointment and frustration, all three muse about a legendary "uncle in America", a guardian angel who gives them their hearts' desires and tells them exactly what they want to hear
L'année dernière à Marienbad
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8 editions published between 1961 and 1999 in French and English and held by 400 WorldCat member libraries worldwide En un lujoso hotel, un apuesto hombre trata de persuadir a una mujer casada para que huya con él de viaje
Cœurs Private fears in public places
by Alain Resnais
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12 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in French and held by 365 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Interweaves multiple stories and is set inside a magically snowbound Paris. Six lonely souls converge and commingle in their search for lasting connections
La Guerre est finie
by Jorge Semprún
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5 editions published between 1966 and 1967 in English and French and held by 356 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
La guerre est finie
by Alain Resnais
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31 editions published between 1966 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 306 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
Pas sur la bouche
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9 editions published between 2003 and 2006 in French and Chinese and held by 236 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
Stavisky ...
by Jorge Semprún
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10 editions published between 1975 and 1984 in French and English and held by 234 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Muriel, ou, Le temps d'un retour
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2 editions published in 2007 in French and held by 228 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 Pointe-Courte
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1 edition published in 2007 in French and held by 207 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
Stavisky
by Alain Resnais
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21 editions published between 1974 and 2008 in French and held by 202 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
On connaît la chanson
by Alain Resnais
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34 editions published between 1997 and 2008 in French and English and held by 200 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Six characters in search of love and luxury departments [c.f. Halliwell's Film & Video Guide]
Melo
by Alain Resnais
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13 editions published between 1986 and 2008 in French and Italian and held by 169 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
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18 editions published between 1989 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 163 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 more
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Alternative Names
Leinai, Alun, 1922-
Renais, Alain, 1922-
Rene, Alen, 1922-
Réval, Alex, 1922-
Rezarail, Alzin, 1922-
Languages
French
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English (96) Spanish (9) German (7) Italian (4) Japanese (3) Chinese (2) Multiple languages (2) Dutch (2) Covers
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