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May 13, 2020

Episode 467: Last Year at Marienbad (1961)

Guest Co-Hosts: Samm Deighan, Jim Vendiola

French Month continues with a look at Alain Renais's Last Year at Marienbad (1961). Based on a script by , the film tells the tale of three characters, M, A, and X, as they wander the halls and grounds of a vast hotel in Marienbad. What are their relationships? What are they doing in Marienbad? How does this film take apart everything that we think we know about narrative storytelling? We do absolutely nothing to answer those questions.

Samm Deighan and Jim Vendiola join Mike to discuss this challenging film.

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Links:
Buy Last Year at Marienbad on Blu-Ray
Buy Last Year at Marienbad by Alain Robbe-Grillet
Buy Project for a Revolution in New York by Alain Robbe-Grillet

Music:
"I Walk Along Darkened Corridors" - They Might Be Giants
"I Remember It Well" - Maurice Chevalier & Hermione Gingold
"Last Year at Marienbad" - Parralox
"Final" - Francis Seyrig

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