If you loved My American Uncle, try Last Year at Marienbad

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Both films are directed by Alain Resnais, and they both carry the cerebral mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to My American Uncle, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Last Year at Marienbad is

Resnais here wondered if he could make a film that was also a Rubik's Cube. A man attempts to convince a woman they had an affair the previous year at the same resort, despite her total lack of recognition. It certainly looks expensive.

If you loved My American Uncle, try Last Year at Marienbad

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What Last Year at Marienbad is

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If you loved My American Uncle, try Last Year at Marienbad

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