Precious film at NYFF Oct 5, 2009
"Last Year at Marienbad"renown ... The NYFF kicked off Sept. 25 with "Wild Grass," a charming comedy by 87-year-old French New Waver Alain Resnais, of "Last Year at Marienbad" renown. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Ask Mick LaSalle: 'Julie,' ' Strange Days' Aug 31, 2009
Dear Mick LaSalle: What's your opinion of "Last Year at Marienbad" (1961), which was recently released on DVD (The Criterion Collection) ... "Last Year at Marienbad" is a visually meticulous, one-of-a-kind film that, with its combination of Art Nouveau interiors and modern dress, conveys the sense of a mentality and way of life utterly obliterated by the two world wars. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Dwight Macdonald, America's Orwell Jul 17, 2009
If you have spent a lifetime as non-cin;aste gainfully occupied in avoiding Hiroshima Mon Amour or Last Year at Marienbad, do not look to Macdonald s animadversions for enlightenment as to why you should repent forthwith. If blow-by-blow reportage of the Partisanskies internecine warfare leaves you cold, Macdonald s 1979 discussion of this warfare with Diana Trilling is unlikely to warm you. (The American Conservative)
This week's DVD releases (June 21) Jun 21, 2009
LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD (1961). Alain Resnais s murmury, ambiguous exploration of the connection between a man and a woman wandering a gloomy chateau plays as mesmerizing or impenetrable, depending on your patience level. (Boston Globe)
Australian love story wins Cannes prize May 25, 2009
There were few naysayers, however, when 87-year-old Alain Resnais received a special award for a career that includes such masterpieces as Night and Fog, Hiroshima Mon Amour and Last Year at Marienbad. He was in competition this year with Wild Grass, a very Gallic divertissement about disquieting events that unfold when a discontented middle-aged man finds and returns a strange woman's wallet. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Australian film wins Cannes first film prize May 25, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Stephanie Bunbury in CannesMay 25, 2009 - 6:12AM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Australian film wins at Cannes May 25, 2009
Australian film wins Cannes first film prize - Film - Entertainment - smh. The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
