Alain Resnais (1922–2014)


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Alain Resnais was born on June 3, 1922 in Vannes, Morbihan, France. He was a director and editor, known for Hiroshima, rakastettuni (1959), Tuttu laulu (1997) and Amerikan setä (1980). He was previously married to Sabine Azéma and Florence Malraux. He died on March 1, 2014 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. See full bio »

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 59 wins & 57 nominations. See more awards »

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(1959)
Tuttu laulu Director
(1997)
Amerikan setä Director
(1980)
(2009)

Filmography

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 2006 Coeurs
 1997 Tuttu laulu
 1992 L'encyclopédie audio-visuelle (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)
- Gershwin (1992)
 1991 Contre l'oubli (segment "Pour Esteban González González, Cuba")
 1989 Tahdon kotiin
 1986 Musta hehku
 1973 L'an 01 (sequence director "Séquence de New York")
 1968 Cinétracts (Documentary) (uncredited)
 1967 Loin du Vietnam (Documentary) (segment "Claude Ridder")
 1963 Muriel
 1958 Le chant du Styrène (Documentary short)
 1956 Toute la mémoire du monde (Documentary short)
 1956 Yö ja usva (Documentary short)
 1953 Les statues meurent aussi (Documentary short)
 1951 Guernica (Documentary short)
 1951 Pictura (Documentary) (segment "Goya")
 1949 Gauguin (Documentary short)
 1948 Châteaux de France (Documentary short)
 1948 Les jardins de Paris (Short)
 1948 Malfray (Documentary short)
 1948 Van Gogh (Documentary short)
 1947 Journée naturelle (Documentary short)
 1947 L'alcool tue (Short) (as Alzin Rezarail)
 1947 La bague (Short)
 1947 Le lait Nestlé (Documentary short)
 1947 Portrait d'Henri Goetz (Documentary short)
 1947 Visite à César Doméla (Documentary short)
 1947 Visite à Félix Labisse (Documentary short)
 1947 Visite à Hans Hartung (Documentary short)
 1947 Visite à Lucien Coutaud (Documentary short)
 1947 Visite à Oscar Dominguez (Documentary short)
 1946 Schéma d'une identification (Documentary short)
 1936 L'aventure de Guy (Short)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Volume of photos: "Réperages", 1973.

Publicity Listings:

9 Print Biographies | 3 Interviews | 10 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »

Alternate Names:

Alex Reval | Alzin Rezarail

Height:

6' 3¼" (1.91 m)

Spouse:

Sabine Azéma  (his death) | See more »
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Personal Quote:

My dream would be to make a movie with Stephen Sondheim. I'm proud that I got him to do the music for 'Stavisky'. See more »

Trivia:

His surname in Latvian language means fat as a fat man or a fat person. See more »

Nickname:

The Sphinx

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