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Last Year at Marienbad (1961)

Directed by Alain Resnais · Cinematography by Sacha Vierny

94 min33 frames

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Last Year at Marienbad (1961) movie still: establishing — A long, opulent hallway features intricate neoclassical wall molding and ornate…Last Year at Marienbad (1961) movie still: closeup — A dark space provides a void-like backdrop for a man in formal wear. The subject maintains a…Last Year at Marienbad (1961) movie still: medium — A dimly lit lounge setting features men in suits gathered near a counter. A woman with short…Last Year at Marienbad (1961) movie still: establishing — An ornate stone column supports a vaulted ceiling decorated with elaborate fresco…Last Year at Marienbad (1961) movie still: medium — A dimly lit lounge featuring a bar stocked with many glass bottles. A man and a woman in formal…Last Year at Marienbad (1961) movie still: establishing — A massive, symmetrical 18th-century Baroque palace features a long horizontal facade and…Last Year at Marienbad (1961) movie still: wide — A dark, ornate ballroom features a small wooden stage with heavy curtains and statuary. A man in a…Last Year at Marienbad (1961) movie still: fullbody — A vast, meticulously manicured French formal garden features symmetrical paths and trimmed…Last Year at Marienbad (1961) movie still: medium — Two men in tuxedos sit at a square table playing a game of checkers. The wall behind them…Last Year at Marienbad (1961) movie still: medium — A spacious room features ornate vaulted ceilings with intricate plasterwork and a central…Last Year at Marienbad (1961) movie still: wide — A formal park setting features a stone balustrade and a large bronze sculptural group. A man and…Last Year at Marienbad (1961) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a large, ornate mirror reflecting a woman in a robe. The woman stands…Last Year at Marienbad (1961) movie still: medium — A man in a tuxedo stands in the foreground watching a woman in a mirror. The ornate, carved…Last Year at Marienbad (1961) movie still: establishing — A long, symmetrical mansion hallway features ornate paneling and an intricate carpet…Last Year at Marienbad (1961) movie still: closeup — A pile of black and white photographs are scattered across a dark surface. Each print depicts a…Last Year at Marienbad (1961) movie still: fullbody — A large baroque palace stands in the distance behind an ornate stone balustrade. A man and a…
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What is Last Year at Marienbad about?

In a strange and isolated chateau, a man becomes acquainted with a woman and insists that they have met before.

Last Year at Marienbad, released in the United Kingdom as Last Year in Marienbad, is a 1961 French New Wave avant-garde psychological drama film directed by Alain Resnais and written by Alain Robbe-Grillet.

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What does the cinematography of Last Year at Marienbad look like?

Across 33 sampled frames, Last Year at Marienbad builds its coverage from medium shots, with establishing shots carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Sacha Vierny keeps a large share of it in soft, low-key light. Most of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in most of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1960s.

What is the color palette of Last Year at Marienbad?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Last Year at Marienbad (1961) are #040404, #2f2f2f, #8e8e8e, #6c6c6c, #f8f8f8, #484848 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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