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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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Wild Grass (2009)
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Alain Resnais was born on 3 June 1922 in Vannes, Morbihan, France. He was a director and editor, known for Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959), Last Year at Marienbad (1961) and Same Old Song (1997). He was married to Sabine Azéma and Florence Malraux. He died on 1 March 2014 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
BornJune 3, 1922
DiedMarch 1, 2014(91)
BornJune 3, 1922
DiedMarch 1, 2014(91)
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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
Giorgio Albertazzi, Sacha Pitoëff, and Delphine Seyrig in Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
Last Year at Marienbad
7.6
  • Director
  • 1961
Same Old Song (1997)
Same Old Song
7.3
  • Director
  • 1997
My American Uncle (1980)
My American Uncle
7.6
  • Director
  • 1980

Credits

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Director

  • Life of Riley (2014)
    Life of Riley
    6.0
    • Director
    • 2014
  • You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (2012)
    You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
    6.5
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Christine Renard in Wild Grass (2009)
    Wild Grass
    6.2
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Private Fears in Public Places (2006)
    Private Fears in Public Places
    6.9
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Not on the Lips (2003)
    Not on the Lips
    6.4
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Same Old Song (1997)
    Same Old Song
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Smoking/No Smoking (1993)
    Smoking/No Smoking
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Kafka (1992)
    L'encyclopédie audio-visuelle
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Lest We Forget (1991)
    Lest We Forget
    5.8
    • Director (segment "Pour Esteban González González, Cuba")
    • 1991
  • I Want to Go Home (1989)
    I Want to Go Home
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Mélo (1986)
    Mélo
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Love Unto Death (1984)
    Love Unto Death
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983)
    Life Is a Bed of Roses
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1983
  • My American Uncle (1980)
    My American Uncle
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1980
  • John Gielgud and Ellen Burstyn in Providence (1977)
    Providence
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1977

Editor

  • Novembre à Paris
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1959
  • The Song of Styrene (1958)
    The Song of Styrene
    7.0
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1958
  • L'oeil du maître
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1957
  • All the Memory in the World (1956)
    All the Memory in the World
    7.7
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1956
  • Night and Fog (1956)
    Night and Fog
    8.6
    Short
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • A Visit (1955)
    A Visit
    7.1
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1955
  • Silvia Monfort and Philippe Noiret in La Pointe Courte (1955)
    La Pointe Courte
    7.0
    • Editor
    • 1955
  • Aux frontières de l'homme
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1953
  • Statues also Die (1953)
    Statues also Die
    7.5
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1953
  • Saint-Tropez, devoir de vacances (1953)
    Saint-Tropez, devoir de vacances
    7.1
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1953
  • Guernica (1951)
    Guernica
    6.9
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1951
  • Gauguin (1949)
    Gauguin
    6.3
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1949
  • Châteaux de France
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1948
  • Jean Effel
    TV Short
    • Editor
    • 1948
  • Van Gogh (1948)
    Van Gogh
    6.7
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1948

Writer

  • Life of Riley (2014)
    Life of Riley
    6.0
    • adaptation (as Alex Reval)
    • 2014
  • You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (2012)
    You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
    6.5
    • adaptation (as Alex Reval)
    • 2012
  • Christine Renard in Wild Grass (2009)
    Wild Grass
    6.2
    • adaptation (as Alex Reval)
    • 2009
  • Mélo (1986)
    Mélo
    7.1
    • adaptation
    • 1986
  • I Love You, I Love You (1968)
    I Love You, I Love You
    7.1
    • collaborating writer (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • La bague
    5.6
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1947
  • L'aventure de Guy
    Short
    • writer
    • 1936

Production Department

  • Paris mil neuf cent (1947)
    Paris mil neuf cent
    7.1
    • assistant production supervisor
    • 1947

Videos2

Wild Grass
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Wild Grass
Le Joli Mai
Trailer 1:58
Le Joli Mai
Le Joli Mai
Trailer 1:58
Le Joli Mai

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Alex Reval
  • Height
    • 6′ 3¼″ (1.91 m)
  • Born
    • June 3, 1922
    • Vannes, Morbihan, France
  • Died
    • March 1, 2014
    • Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France(undisclosed causes)
  • Spouses
      Sabine AzémaAugust 15, 1998 - March 1, 2014 (his death)
  • Children
    • Camille Bordes-Resnais
  • Other works
    Volume of photos: "Réperages", 1973.
  • Publicity listings
    • 18 Print Biographies
    • 3 Interviews
    • 10 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • 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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