Alliance Française Dublin, the French Embassy in Ireland and University College Dublin are delighted to present you Last Year at Marienbad (L'Année dernière à Marienbad) by Alain Resnais, celebrating the centenary of his birthday and as part of their film-cycle Disruptive Soundscapes that focuses on the sound in the French New Wave.

As an introduction to the screening, Musicologist Dr Laura Anderson (School of Music, UCD) will discuss music and sound design’s role in this iconic film.

In a Bohemian castle converted into a hotel, an atmosphere of silence reigns. The guests are there to rest and apart from a few murmured words, all noise is forbidden. When one resident becomes infatuated with a young woman, he tries to persuade her that they had an affair the year before in Marienbad.

Awards

Golden Lion at the 1961 Venice Film Festival