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Podcast: The Projection Booth Podcast
Episode: Episode 467: Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
Description: French Month continues with a look at Alain Renais's Last Year at Marienbad (1961). Based on a script by Alain Robbe-Grillet, the film tells the tale of three characters, M, A, and X, as they wander the halls and grounds of a vast hotel in Marienbad. What are their relationships? What are they doing in Marienbad? How does this film take apart everything that we think we know about narrative storytelling? We'll try to figure some of that out as we go along.Jim Vendiola and Samm Deighan join Mike to discuss this challenging film.Learn more about...