Last Year at Marienbad

Last Year at Marienbad

Extraordinary! Hypnotic! Beautiful! Masterful!

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Release Date

9/29/1961

Runtime

95 mins

Overview

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?

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

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Revenue

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Homepage

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A hypnotic puzzle of disputed reality where a man insists on a shared past the woman cannot remember, gradually blurring the line between seduction and gaslighting. The film's dreamlike formalism makes you question not just the story's truth, but your own certainty as a viewer.

Mood

UnsettlingWistfulParanoid

Themes

MemoryIdentityObsession

Tone

Detached

Pacing

Meditative

Look

FormalistPainterlyLong takes

Structure

Unreliable narrator

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