Alain Resnais(1922-2014)

Director
Editor
Writer

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Alain Resnais

A wallet lost and found opens the door to romantic adventure for Georges and Marguerite.

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Les herbes folles (2009)

Alain Resnais was born on 3 June 1922 in Vannes, Morbihan, France. He was a director and editor, known for Hiroshima mon amour (1959), L'année dernière à Marienbad (1961) and On connaît la chanson (1997). He was married to Sabine Azéma and Florence Malraux. He died on 1 March 2014 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

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Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 61 wins & 55 nominations total

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Known for

Eiji Okada and Emmanuelle Riva in Hiroshima mon amour (1959)

Hiroshima mon amour

7.8

Director

1959

L'année dernière à Marienbad (1961)

L'année dernière à Marienbad

7.6

Director

1961

On connaît la chanson (1997)

On connaît la chanson

7.3

Director

1997

Mon oncle d'Amérique (1980)

Mon oncle d'Amérique

7.6

Director

1980

Credits

Director

Aimer, boire et chanter
6.0
- Director
- 2014
Vous n'avez encore rien vu
6.5
- Director
- 2012
Les herbes folles
6.2
- Director
- 2009
Coeurs
6.9
- Director
- 2006
Pas sur la bouche
6.4
- Director
- 2003
On connaît la chanson
7.3
- Director
- 1997
Smoking/No Smoking
7.4
- Director
- 1993
L'encyclopédie audio-visuelle
6.9
TV Series
- Director
- 1992
Contre l'oubli
5.9
- Director (segment "Pour Esteban González González, Cuba")
- 1991
I Want to Go Home
5.4
- Director
- 1989
Mélo
7.1
- Director
- 1986
L'amour à mort
6.7
- Director
- 1984
La vie est un roman
6.2
- Director
- 1983
Mon oncle d'Amérique
7.6
- Director
- 1980
Providence
7.4
- Director
- 1977

Editor

Novembre à Paris
Short
- Editor
- 1959
Le chant du Styrène
7.0
Short
- Editor
- 1958
L'oeil du maître
Short
- Editor
- 1957
Toute la mémoire du monde
7.7
Short
- Editor
- 1956
Nuit et brouillard
8.6
Short
- Editor (uncredited)
- 1956
Une visite
7.1
Short
- Editor
- 1955
La Pointe Courte
7.0
- Editor
- 1955
Aux frontières de l'homme
Short
- Editor
- 1953
Les statues meurent aussi
7.5
Short
- Editor
- 1953
Saint-Tropez, devoir de vacances
7.1
Short
- Editor
- 1953
Guernica
6.9
Short
- Editor
- 1951
Gauguin
6.3
Short
- Editor
- 1949
Jean Effel
TV Short
- Editor
- 1948
Châteaux de France
Short
- Editor
- 1948
Van Gogh
6.7
Short
- Editor
- 1948

Writer

Videos2

Wild Grass

Le Joli Mai

Le Joli Mai

Personal details

Alternative names
- Alex Reval
Height
- 1.91 m
Born
- June 3, 1922
- Vannes, Morbihan, France
Died
- March 1, 2014
- Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France(undisclosed causes)
Spouses
Children
- Camille Bordes-Resnais
Other works
Volume of photos: "Réperages", 1973.
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Did you know

Trivia
Recurring motifs in his films are memory and unconventional concepts of time.

Quotes
My dream would be to make a movie with Stephen Sondheim. I'm proud that I got him to do the music for 'Stavisky'.

Nickname
- The Sphinx

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