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Last Year at Marienbad

Last Year at Marienbad

1961
Romance, Drama
1h 34m
In a huge, old-fashioned luxury hotel a stranger tries to persuade a married woman to run away with him... (imdb)

Directed by:

Alain Resnais

Screenwriter:

Alain Robbe-Grillet

Starring:

Delphine Seyrig, Sacha Pitoëff, Françoise Bertin, Pierre Barbaud, Giorgio Albertazzi, Luce Garcia-Ville, Héléna Kornel, Karin Toche-Mittler, Wilhelm von Deek, Jean Lanier, Gérard Lorin, Françoise Spira

Genres:

Romance, Drama, Mystery

AKAs:

L'Année dernière à Marienbad, Last Year in Marienbad

Countries:

France, Italy

Language:

French
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Last Year at Marienbad

1961
Romance, Drama
1h 34m
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davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 01 May 2011
90
93rd
To misquote Fry from Futurama: "When you look this good, you don't have to be about anything."
Rated 01 May 2011
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 11 Nov 2007
95
99th
A wonderful dreamlike experience. The visuals are stunning and contribute to the dreamlike feel along with the sudden transitions from place to place that somehow feel smooth and natural, the looping narrative and dialogue that still manages to progress, the soft airy music and the people who seem to only exist when they're necessary.
Rated 11 Nov 2007
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 31 Jul 2009
6
98th
Do the events in Last Year at Marienbad occur in anything close to a linear fashion? Do some of them occur at all? This film is so enigmatic and mysterious that it's impossible to make any firm conclusions about what happens. It toys with conventions so freely, creating reverie from its mystery and detachment. Without any certainty of what really happens, everything becomes a possibility, and working through the various theories of the film is nearly as rewarding as watching it.
Rated 31 Jul 2009
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 14 Aug 2007
97
99th
An intriguing and extraordinarily beautiful film. I don't think I've ever seen any movie toy with time and space so freely. It speaks volumes about the nature, the texture, of romance in all its stages. I also got a bit of a Jean Renoir vibe from it, a mockery of bourgeois customs and attitudes.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
magbMagb
Rated 02 Feb 2007
95
94th
If any movie ever deserved to be described as "dreamlike", it's this one. Its crazy abstractness and open-endedness makes it possible to interpret in a million different ways. My favorite interpretations are (SPOILERS): 1) the people are the statues come to life; and 2) X is aware of the fact that he is in a movie, and is, throughout the course of the film, trying to convince A of this.
Rated 02 Feb 2007
dorkovskyDorkovsky
Rated 07 Oct 2008
10
99th
Now this is my kind of movie. Dreamlike narrative that warrants multiple repeat viewings, absolutely stunning photography, and creative editing. I almost wish it was slower, giving more time to piece together whatever you want to get out of it.
Rated 07 Oct 2008
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 24 Jul 2007
35
19th
I don't care how "oneiric" and "groudbreaking" this is, it's completely uninvolving, bored me half to death and the pretentious cinematographic trickery only managed to bore me further. A serious contender for the title of "most boring movie ever made".
Rated 24 Jul 2007
joojooJooJoo
Rated 01 Jul 2008
6
95th
Defies description and analysis - the absolute 'art' film. I feel that most of my grudge for French New Wave is in part due to how overlooked Resnais is.
Rated 01 Jul 2008
markjpMArkjp
Rated 30 Jul 2010
20
4th
...but the trick with the matches was pretty neat.
Rated 30 Jul 2010
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 22 Aug 2009
5
93rd
One of cinema's greatest mysteries. It is, for lack of a less cliche phrase, a rich tapestry of self-referential and circular questioning. There is a relentless sense of nostalgia and deja vu. In fact the entire film seems to take the form and tone of a memory, fragmented and uncertain. Resnais demonstrates virtuoso talent behind the camera, guiding the viewer along a gallery of baroque images with mesmerizing finesse.
Rated 22 Aug 2009
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 18 Oct 2016
75
65th
Me watch movie.
Rated 18 Oct 2016
theficionadotheficionado
Rated 14 May 2010
100
97th
For 90 minutes, a man wills not only a love interest to accept his version of an affair from last year but his own increasingly rebellious recollection of it to conform to his liking. Who knows whether the girl finally capitulates or not, but as one is barraged with these contradictory fragments -- imagined, buried and unearthed, denied, confirmed, rarely reconciled -- one can sympathize. Its thoughts on memory hauntingly summed up in one piece of dialogue: "I have never stayed so long anywhere"
Rated 14 May 2010
laerteslaertes
Rated 27 Apr 2008
85
97th
recollections of imaginary ghosts in a dreamy mansion. haunted and haunting. love in the infinite regress. beauty, games, jealousy and strife.
Rated 27 Apr 2008
willofgaiawillofgaia
Rated 18 Nov 2007
95
89th
This film is a paradox. Impenetrable, yet engrossing. Nonsensical, yet there's something with a shred of narrative buried somewhere in there. Obsessive, involving, and completely baffling, this film is a masterpiece.
Rated 18 Nov 2007
frederikaFrederikA
Rated 26 Nov 2019
85
92nd
Not unlike the beautiful mansion that makes up the frame for this dreamlike tale, the movie itself may mainly cater to french socialites, but that doesn't mean the rest of us can't appreciate the absolute gorgeous artisanship at display here. Particularly camerawork and editing is so ahead of its time, it still feels fresh here almost sixty years later.
Rated 26 Nov 2019
p_u_l_pP u l p
Rated 18 Aug 2015
95
99th
Still nobody knows what happened at Marienbad.
Rated 18 Aug 2015
woodoowoodoo
Rated 08 Aug 2014
100
97th
Recursive and hypnotic, like a perfume commercial.
Rated 08 Aug 2014
darrenDarren
Rated 12 Jan 2013
97
98th
see Pre-Taped Call-In Show to clear up any confusion
Rated 12 Jan 2013
pompousasspompousass
Rated 13 Nov 2010
100
98th
Robbe-Grillet's seductive (or masturbatory) incantations, hypnotically enhanced by a Messiaen-esque organ, drift abstractedly over Resnais's rhythmic images, the mellifluous tracking shots and the jagged cutting, in this eternally beautiful, if no longer fashionable, "puzzle picture," which has to do with powerful (even surrealistic) erotic stirrings in the most frigid, petrified setting
Rated 13 Nov 2010
drstrangeluvdrstrangeluv
Rated 27 Jan 2010
95
96th
This is a film that is not meant to be "figured out" or analyzed while viewing. Resnais wants us to simply take in what we see on the screen-- the cuts, the music, the expressions, the repetition. Trying to grasp at convention or derive meaning in the moment will only bring confusion. Last Year at Marienbad is meant to observe the fragility of memory-- not just in its characters, but in ourselves. True avant garde cinema of the highest sort. In the words of Resnais himself-- "just watch it."
Rated 27 Jan 2010
purgatospurgatos
Rated 22 Jan 2010
98
99th
The play with light and the camera positioning is a real joy to watch. The sharp cuts, the black/white contrast and the use of mirrors are all great. What happens is a mystery that may not have a solution. There are contradictions, an uncertain timeline and a feeling that none of the characters can be trusted. Trying to figure out this movie is a game you can't win, but it's fun to try.
Rated 22 Jan 2010
eveeluneveelun
Rated 09 Jul 2009
82
85th
Sly, enigmatic, beautiful, and haunting. It takes a while to get into the film's rhythm, but it's definitely worth it once you do. The sheer formalism of it is fascinating and unique, but it definitely requires some patience and it does get a bit dry. I kind of wish it had more heart, more signs of tenderness (e.g. the comments made by m to the woman he knows will leave) - moments like that really elevate such an abstract and detached film.
Rated 09 Jul 2009
qvtQVT
Rated 03 Jan 2009
0
0th
jesus christ
Rated 03 Jan 2009
k177105k177105
Rated 08 Apr 2023
92
81st
After half an hour of confusion, it started to strike this viewer as a presentation of a woman's "flow of consciousness" in her perpetual indetermination in desire, in a singular style that kind of feels like the cinematic counterpart of a Virginia Woolf novel. Its fascination, therefore, lies exactly in the lingering suspicion of confusing memories with illusions: isn't consciousness, or dream, or (the shock of) desire, exactly what's always rising and falling at the very brink of them both?
Rated 08 Apr 2023
shockularSHOCKULAR
Rated 04 Aug 2022
93
96th
Pretentious and impenetrable, but when I don't understand a film, what I ask for is a film that makes me WANT to understand, and this film does it in spades. More of an experience than a conventional narrative, the music, camera movements, performances, and other elements come together in a way that just feels completely in sync to a hypnotic and mesmerizing degree. I highly value atmosphere in a movie, and it's so thick here you could cut it with a knife. Just let it overtake you.
Rated 04 Aug 2022
nhanlaNhanLa
Rated 05 Mar 2018
20
5th
occasionally I try to give one of those critically acclaimed older french movies a shot and most of the time I regret it. It's well shot and builds an eery atmosphere, but it's just so damn pretentious and plain boring. The dude is just talking over the movie nonstop, some long stares more nonsense talking, slow walking, more talking, long tracking shots, silence, talking. I need a drink.
Rated 05 Mar 2018
adamj1982adamj1982
Rated 22 Jan 2018
86
88th
I like to think the organ music hints that this a pre-quel and/or sequel to Carnival Of Souls On a serious note, it takes a true artist to take such little budget and resource to create such a cerebral experience. It takes patience, but it's rich in rewards
Rated 22 Jan 2018
shellishShellish
Rated 06 Feb 2014
75
50th
A beautiful yet bourgeois movie for those of you who try to see depth in superficiality. Not bad, not great. Definitely visually stunning, fabulous cinematography.
Rated 06 Feb 2014
lisa_iilisa-
Rated 06 Dec 2013
8
97th
fucking weird-ass movie. to me, it seemed to be told all within the man's mind, as he tries to remember the now-dead woman he loved. the labyrinthine construction of the hotel represents his mind and memory, and the way events occur repetitively (those memories that stick out the most) and with constant loss of temporal and spatial context (fluidity of memory) further suggests this is a product of the imagination. it's pretty great, anyway.
Rated 06 Dec 2013
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 23 Aug 2013
100
98th
This film is the definition of cinema and its power as an artform. Even though it doesn't make much sense, it's confusing as fuck, the characters don't even have names, etc - it is still one of the most gripping, haunting experiences ever, and it is all because of how it is shot, edited, scripted and scored. Not even sure where I'm going here. This movie puzzles me, too, but I still think it's fantastic. The most terrifying love story ever.
Rated 23 Aug 2013
aflickeringAFlickering
Rated 30 Jul 2013
8
98th
last week i noticed the existence of this film for the first time in many years, which is baffling given its esteemed place in the arthouse canon, not to mention that i had seen and loved it multiple times as a teenager. was it a kind of wilful amnesia on the part of my subconscious? it came to me as though it were a dream i once had, and i had to watch it again immediately. now, i suppose, it'll slip away, and the process will begin anew.
Rated 30 Jul 2013
overratedoverrated
Rated 09 Jun 2012
75
85th
The perfect aesthetic for the petrified and incestuous dealings of the upper classes, pretentiousness included.
Rated 09 Jun 2012
monsterMonster
Rated 01 Jan 2012
10
2nd
Nao entendi porra nenhuma.
Rated 01 Jan 2012
henrybrhenrybr
Rated 30 Nov 2011
63
9th
pretentious movie. it has some pretty shots but, damn, this film is so boring that it hurts. the most tedious and boring experience i've ever had whatching a movie.
Rated 30 Nov 2011
jonnykungfujonnykungfu
Rated 08 Aug 2011
90
93rd
A beautiful, labyrinthine mess. The most complex, yet meaningless film I've ever seen.
Rated 08 Aug 2011
nobletNoblet
Rated 09 Jul 2011
73
52nd
Very interesting in many ways: the dreamy feel, the camera gliding through the beautiful hotel, the way the hotel guests behaved, and an intriguing central mystery all add up to something I should've loved. But I could never really get into it. It was just a completely unfulfilling experience for me.
Rated 09 Jul 2011
mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 29 May 2011
98
98th
A film that exudes love, loss and horror in starts, fits and stops. It has a singular cadence: authentic, perhaps primal, but completely assured. There is inspiration in its toying with editing and narrative conventions, i.e., voices repeating anachronisms down dark and vacant halls. It's meaning matters only to the viewer, resembling memory. And that's a place to start.
Rated 29 May 2011
astrakhanastrakhan
Rated 03 May 2011
75
37th
Hard to get to grips with. There's something very appealing in the gorgeous cinematography, the stark lighting, the femme fatale and the film's overall aesthetic values, which is in constant conflict with its abstruse, repetitive non-linearity and frustration, a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a never-ending organ dirge. Is there a meaning, can it be understood? It was certainly more stimulus than I could handle in one viewing. I ought to try to stay awake next time!
Rated 03 May 2011
nevejasnevejas
Rated 21 Mar 2011
84
86th
More a poem than a movie. Slow and reiterated at first it blossoms and becomes full and absolute, one thing leading to the other. Its passion is hidden in neverending repeated dialogues and monologues and the way it was shot is captivating. So many strong ideas and scenes and yet somehow you're not overwhelmed by them for the most important parts shine through. Glad i've seen and even though it is too subtle for my taste to be perfect i can't neglect it, this movie is outstanding.
Rated 21 Mar 2011
neonmanNeonman
Rated 02 Jan 2011
57
12th
Incredibly creative with it's representation of the narrative. Unfortunately, a lot of the film's greatness is undone by the horrendous and unvaried score, which lowers this film from restrained cleverness and contemplativeness to dire pretentiousness.
Rated 02 Jan 2011
kmcneilKMcNeil
Rated 31 May 2009
8
84th
The thrill ride to end all thrill rides!
Rated 31 May 2009
tonydaltonydal
Rated 27 Sep 2007
0
0th
When you google "BS," this should be the first link to come up.
Rated 27 Sep 2007
djrossdjross
Rated 14 Aug 2007
82
93rd
Memory and imagination form a psychic labyrinth, closed in on itself (ending notwithstanding) and self-referential. This bubble seems to be a microcosm of two, held together by the tension between the persuader and the one who both wants and resists being persuaded, that is, remade…or perhaps three, if the maybe-husband is included…or four, including the viewer. Made as if it was the recording being filmed by Morel’s invention. Hypnotic, but, of course, hypnosis works only if you’re open to it.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
stainStain
Rated 25 Mar 2007
100
95th
One of the finest and least accessible art films I've ever seen. Be warned that you are not likely to "get it" unless you've been into weird alternative films for a long time
Rated 25 Mar 2007
newtothelytenewtothelyte
Rated 29 Mar 2024
94
93rd
A movie so vague you can apply almost whatever meaning you want to it, for better or worse. This is one I'm going to have go revisit a few times
Rated 29 Mar 2024
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 12 Feb 2024
89
82nd
A marriage of 2001 and MULHOLLAND DRIVE – the deliberately arch and trance-like performances, combined with some suffocatingly controlled composition work, are pure Kubrick, but interspersed with moments of emotional and physical violence reminiscent of Lynch, all wrapped in a dreamy, smeary mood and atmosphere borrowed (or inspiring) both, casting a galvanising and hypnotic spell; Pittoëff’s striking facial structure gives the husband a wonderfully sinister, Anton Chigurgh like quality.
Rated 12 Feb 2024
iqcumberiqcumber
Rated 22 Jun 2023
71
63rd
Something significant is happening here, but just like a dream the significance feels just out of reach, and will require an awful lot of work to get to the heart of the matter. In several exhorbitantly priced sessions.
Rated 22 Jun 2023
yorgoyorgo
Rated 11 May 2023
25
8th
nah. this type of movies don't work for me.
Rated 11 May 2023
larsvontrierLarsVonTrier
Rated 03 Feb 2021
4
93rd
Exluding 1920-30s, the 60s was the ultimate era for cinema. So many fanstastic, mind bending, fresh movies.
Rated 03 Feb 2021
honeybHoneyB
Rated 02 Jan 2021
92
95th
Corridors of memory. Going around in circles, hanging on to precious moments, being frozen in time. Sometimes limbo can be beautiful.
Rated 02 Jan 2021
deaddillydeaddilly
Rated 01 Jan 2021
85
84th
A corrupt memory. Nostalgia for an ideal. Repression of death. A film whose content is at war with itself. Maddening, tranquil, endless.
Rated 01 Jan 2021
le_mamile mami
Rated 23 Oct 2020
45
32nd
Like other Resnais' this movie talks a lot too and I am not sure if I like that. Still, it was interesting enough to make me think about the rewatch.
Rated 23 Oct 2020
peyrinpeyrin
Rated 24 Aug 2020
70
56th
Resnais really is hypnotizing unlike any other director. Very challenging but worth it for the brief moments where you really connect with it. Honestly might be more fun to analyze this than to watch it, though. Btw, to win the card taking game, leave an odd number of rows on the table every time
Rated 24 Aug 2020
lintonmyroxylintonmyroxy
Rated 08 Jul 2020
92
96th
The most impenetrable mystery I've seen. I watched it twice in 24 hours and feel like I might've just waisted my time. Things I thought connected the first time around really had not. That being said, I still love the narrative structure. The repetition of phrases that at first merely sound intriguing deliver intense deja vu in later context. A layer of fugue is added because you remember what supposedly happened, but who was it that it happened to?
Rated 08 Jul 2020
5z5qjrcfm25Z5qjRCfM2
Rated 21 Jun 2020
60
68th
The conceit of this film is fantastic, without doubt. Much of the execution is well done as well. There are, however, too many tedious parts.
Rated 21 Jun 2020
edwardedward
Rated 08 May 2020
5
18th
It's not for me. I kind of understand the appeal, it's just too pretentious for me. It's a pseudo-intellectual nonsense masqueraded as high brow commentary. It's visually pleasant at times, but not enough to fill the void. It's one of those films that I passionately hate. I guess it's somewhat of a fine liine.
Rated 08 May 2020
nobambanobamba
Rated 17 Feb 2020
60
62nd
I don't get it. Needs another watch with commentary. Great atmosphere and costumes.
Rated 17 Feb 2020
dawdlingpoetDawdlingPoet
Rated 05 Dec 2019
70
49th
This is a somewhat hypnotic, dream-like film. Its in black and white and that gives it a somewhat timeless feel to it. I felt the setting of the hotel gave quite a looming sense to the viewer, when we see it from outside via external shots. The dialogue is mostly provided via voiceover type narration - the voice in question being somewhat laidback and casual in tone, as if recalling some distant ocassion, while in the background an organ can be heard playing. Its certainly an atmospheric watch.
Rated 05 Dec 2019
komiyelaKomiyela
Rated 07 Nov 2019
75
65th
I dont like Resnais ..this movie is so boring.Never ending annoying music .. It prevented me from concentrating on the film
Rated 07 Nov 2019
ottott
Rated 25 Sep 2019
95
97th
so I've been trying to play the game of nim against a computer for a day now...
Rated 25 Sep 2019
napolenbradynapolenbrady
Rated 17 Mar 2019
89
69th
89.00
Rated 17 Mar 2019
chengmingchengming
Rated 06 Feb 2019
85
93rd
The endless and repetitive voice over can be trying, and some scenes seem to be experiments for experiment's sake - but man, the ones that work are incredible. When did we decide that we didn't wanna continue with this kind of editing?
Rated 06 Feb 2019
ceekay19Ceekay19
Rated 04 Nov 2018
60
27th
X: "Empty salons. Corridors. Salons. Doors. Doors. Salons. Empty chairs, deep armchairs, thick carpets. Heavy hangings. Stairs, steps. Steps, one after the other. Glass objects, objects still intact, empty glasses. A glass that falls, three, two, one, zero. Glass partition, letters."
Rated 04 Nov 2018
larmorlarmor
Rated 22 Jul 2018
93
97th
A masterpiece of formalism and a wonderful foray into the human mind. There's Magritte treachery of images and there's Resnais treachery of memories.
Rated 22 Jul 2018
nathanbatesNathanBates
Rated 22 Jul 2017
40
5th
Last night -- or was it last year? -- I watched MARIENBAD or some other movie, filled with long ornate hallways and statuesque people and shadowless trees -- no, don't make me watch it again! -- that barely touched on the plot of these statuesque people who walk through the long ornate hallways in search of something, something from Marienbad or some other movie, or from the long ornate hallways and statuesque people and shadowless trees.
Rated 22 Jul 2017
rufamRufam
Rated 13 Mar 2017
80
85th
An attempt to use the fluidity and multiplicity of cinematic form to depict the thought process (possibly of someone asleep or demented). Gorgeous and mysterious, if somewhat aloof.
Rated 13 Mar 2017
igormacheteigormachete
Rated 07 Sep 2016
56
14th
Stylish and original, but very pretentious and slow, often boring. Loved and hated it at the same time
Rated 07 Sep 2016
francogonzoFrancoGonzo
Rated 01 Mar 2016
19
99th
Star Rating: ★★★★★
Rated 01 Mar 2016
dardandardan
Rated 27 Feb 2016
83
88th
A kind of Vertigo. On obsession, control, and loneliness defining a prison of a man who, by virtue of his obsessive love and masterialistic inclinations, renders and recognizes the other only insofar as they appear within his domain (i.e. imperfectly). Analysing and altering his memories, still loyal like a dog to the love he couldn't understand, win or control, even if she--she, forced to operate on the outskirts, hidden--went along with him. imgur.com/BTTbu7P.
Rated 27 Feb 2016
okayfrogokayfrog
Rated 20 Jan 2016
80
97th
The opening shots, the panning around people starting and stopping like robots, the lingering on the meaningless, aesthetic features of the hotel, the match cuts that transport characters across time and possibly space establish the hotel as a sort of nexus, a gathering grounds, maybe even some form of purgatory. Is this where everyone has always been? Were they somewhere else last year? Who are these people? The focus on only two people detracts from that mystery, but doesn't take away much.
Rated 20 Jan 2016
judo_koalaJudo Koala
Rated 18 Jul 2015
80
75th
As oneiric a piece of cinema as they come. Upon my initial viewing, my thoughts were those of confusion and isolation; upon reflection of what the film might actually purport to show--that is, the representation of trauma and one's inability to ever truly repress its impact upon the individual--my thoughts turned to admiration and a swift urge to watch it again. As in 'Hiroshima mon amour,' Resnais focuses on time & memory, and the effects trauma can have upon one's subjective view of both.
Rated 18 Jul 2015
vdecraimVdecraim
Rated 01 Dec 2014
75
57th
How does one rate a film like this? On a substantial level there isn't much to account for, as the film deliberately distances itself from conventional narratology and every form of interpretation. The relationship between the leads, centering around a would-be love affair, is nonsensical. Characters talk like citing lines from a poem. Resnais probably intended this to be more of an experience, and tbh, the cinematography is a delight. Melting Lynchian mysticism with a Welles-like finesse.
Rated 01 Dec 2014
whatisitiseewhatisitisee
Rated 18 Jul 2014
85
91st
No exit, Rabbits, The trial, and Exterminating angel all tossed in a blender. a hypnotic and unguided tour through purgatory
Rated 18 Jul 2014
riverriversRiverRivers
Rated 19 Apr 2014
87
92nd
The organ/score got on my nerves at times, but this is an absolute masterpiece.
Rated 19 Apr 2014
glm01glm01
Rated 23 Mar 2014
87
91st
87.000
Rated 23 Mar 2014
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 06 Feb 2014
4
34th
My inability to care about any of the blasé romantic imaginings of this French protagonist's mind put up a big wall between me and enjoying this movie.
Rated 06 Feb 2014
guaporenseGuaporense
Rated 22 Mar 2013
23
5th
Considered a masterpiece by many but I found it extremely boring and hard to understand. If it can be understood at all, which I doubt. It is an art film, but not a good one, at least according to my tastes.
Rated 22 Mar 2013
caimancaiman
Rated 18 Mar 2013
55
18th
This is an absolutely gorgeously-shot movie. The smooth camera movements, the lighting, the compositions - all are masterful. Which is a shame, because the movie is an incomprehensible bore. There's nothing inherently bad to me about a cryptic narrative, but the overriding story must be INTERESTING. Who can we rely on? What events really occurred? Did they really meet last year? Who gives a shit!? The film doesn't make me care. It simply presents a puzzle I have no interest in solving.
Rated 18 Mar 2013
nepetaNepeta
Rated 10 Jan 2013
100
99th
I was absolutely captivated throughout - I was drawn in, kicked out, moved, scared, awestruck and enchanted. Watching it was like a dream, at moments like a nightmare (a couple moments near the end were extremely unsettling) as it floats through its runtime in no time at all. Its detachment and abstract nature are depending on your viewpoint its greatest strength or its most damning weakness - it can be either the most dense or most vacuous film you'll ever see.
Rated 10 Jan 2013
hofschneiderHofschneider
Rated 12 Dec 2012
67
23rd
Yeah... whatever.
Rated 12 Dec 2012
parcalihamparcaliham
Rated 24 Nov 2012
95
95th
24 Kasım 12, Zevahir & konuşsam tesiri yok sussam gönül razı değil.
Rated 24 Nov 2012
alcyonalcyon
Rated 24 Nov 2012
75
76th
This could have been among my favorites, if not for the godawful and uneven score that accompanies it. Everytime the intriguing shots and dialogue draw me in, that annoyingly shrill organ starts up again and pushes me away. I really wish there was a silent version with just the conversations. Not liking it as much as I should is a shame. Totally my fault though
Rated 24 Nov 2012
amadeusAmadeus
Rated 21 Nov 2012
61
11th
Welcome home... Sanitarium. Kurbanı bir sandalyeye bağlayıp filmi izletmek suretiyle bir haftada delirtebilirsiniz. Zevkler ayrılığı babında, bırakınız ilişkiyi, nüfus kağıdından bile çıkarılmak mümkündür.
Rated 21 Nov 2012
bolivarbolivar
Rated 23 Jul 2012
75
75th
there was a point when the style and the beautiful cinematography came together with the plot and things were looking really interesting. then it just turned more and more in to an incomprehensible mess à la nouvelle vague.
Rated 23 Jul 2012
futurememoryfuturememory
Rated 18 Jun 2012
92
96th
It gets under your skin. It leaves to feeling thoroughly unsettled. The repetition, the cyclic dialogue, the ominous organ music...
Rated 18 Jun 2012
aeghtesadiaeghtesadi
Rated 09 Jan 2012
92
87th
Beautiful, but I'm going to need to give this another watch.
Rated 09 Jan 2012
theyshoot11theyshoot11
Rated 30 Nov 2011
95
90th
#99
Rated 30 Nov 2011
dtortumdtortum
Rated 27 Oct 2011
90
69th
Hafiza ve mekan uzerine inanilmaz bi is. Ilk 10 dakikasi yeni yeni sinemalar acmistir herhalde.
Rated 27 Oct 2011
sebbysebby
Rated 15 Sep 2011
60
46th
A surrealist's wet dream.
Rated 15 Sep 2011
snallygastersnallygaster
Rated 21 Aug 2011
56
57th
On my first viewing of this movie I found it almost insufferable. But by the end I realized I needed that first run-through just to get my bearings, and I watched it again the next day, whereupon it became one of my favourite of the Nouvelle Vague. I don't love the film, but I do love some things about it. I'm still not crazy about some of the conventions of the genre, but this is the first I've seen to really earn them. I might actually have to reevaluate my view of the Nouvelle Vague itself.
Rated 21 Aug 2011
pinkflagPinkFlag
Rated 23 Jul 2011
100
90th
Poetic, influential and timeless mind-bending film.
Rated 23 Jul 2011
glmglm
Rated 05 May 2011
90
92nd
89.750
Rated 05 May 2011
1qw3er51qw3er5
Rated 05 Feb 2011
9
91st
It's faults are derided from it's successes. Mesmerizing and ultimately confusing as it draws memories and interpretations with no real circumstance, it becomes a self-referential mess with no real heart to it, but that's the only way it works (and it works)
Rated 05 Feb 2011
redactedredacted
Rated 19 Dec 2010
91
93rd
Months ago I watched this film and from this vantage the film is best critiqued. It has hypnotized itself, from that one viewing, deep into my psyche. Every so often I get transported back to Marienbad. Are we who have seen it, now the guests watching on?
Rated 19 Dec 2010
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 01 Dec 2010
40
97th
"The recurring attitude throughout most interpretations of Marienbad is that of sheer interpretation fatigue." - Eric Henderson
Rated 01 Dec 2010
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 25 Oct 2010
9
91st
Reminiscent of a David Lynch film. Beautifully photographed and the time shifts are just something else. All the fun is interpretation.
Rated 25 Oct 2010
helfen419helfen419
Rated 30 Sep 2010
64
24th
Not a very good or worthwhile story, but very uniquely and well told.
Rated 30 Sep 2010
hulothulot
Rated 16 Aug 2010
100
96th
watched: 2010, 2012, 2014
Rated 16 Aug 2010
atgizaAtGiza
Rated 15 Aug 2010
60
55th
cold and dry film that confuses me to no end. It seems to be reliant of symbolism and surrealism, which don't work well for me. I feel I should revisit this one; maybe a second watch will make me get into it.
Rated 15 Aug 2010
tathieltathiel
Rated 10 Aug 2010
33
4th
Unlike others, I cannot see anything beautiful or attractive in this movie other that it is highly pretentious. Maybe these kind of films were groundbreaking in their time, but for my taste they are too artsy.
Rated 10 Aug 2010

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