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Alain Resnais(1922-2014)

  • Director
  • Editor
  • Writer
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Alain Resnais
A wallet lost and found opens the door to romantic adventure for Georges and Marguerite.
Play trailer2:02
Wild Grass (2009)
2 Videos
9 Photos
Alain Resnais was born on 3 June 1922 in Vannes, Morbihan, France. He was a director and editor, known for Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959), Same Old Song (1997) and My American Uncle (1980). He was previously married to Sabine Azéma and Florence Malraux. He died on 1 March 2014 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
BornJune 3, 1922
DiedMarch 1, 2014(91)
BornJune 3, 1922
DiedMarch 1, 2014(91)
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Award
    • 60 wins & 58 nominations total

Photos9

Alain Resnais in Wild Grass (2009)
Sabine Azéma and Alain Resnais in Wild Grass (2009)
Mathieu Amalric and Alain Resnais in Wild Grass (2009)
Alain Resnais
Alain Resnais
Alain Resnais
David Warner, David Mercer, and Alain Resnais in Providence (1977)
Pierre Arditi, Sabine Azéma, Anne Consigny, Anny Duperey, Hippolyte Girardot, Jean-Louis Livi, Denis Podalydès, Alain Resnais, Caroline Silhol, Michel Vuillermoz, and Lambert Wilson at an event for Vous n'avez encore rien vu (2012)

Known for

Eiji Okada and Emmanuelle Riva in Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
Hiroshima Mon Amour
7.9
  • Director
  • 1959
Same Old Song (1997)
Same Old Song
7.3
  • Director
  • 1997
Gérard Depardieu, Nicole Garcia, and Roger Pierre in My American Uncle (1980)
My American Uncle
7.6
  • Director
  • 1980
Wild Grass (2009)
Wild Grass
6.2
  • Director
  • 2009

Credits

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Director

  • Life of Riley (2014)
    Life of Riley
    • Director
    • 2014
  • Vous n'avez encore rien vu (2012)
    Vous n'avez encore rien vu
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Wild Grass (2009)
    Wild Grass
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Private Fears in Public Places (2006)
    Private Fears in Public Places
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Not on the Lips (2003)
    Not on the Lips
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Same Old Song (1997)
    Same Old Song
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Smoking/No Smoking (1993)
    Smoking/No Smoking
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Kafka (1992)
    L'encyclopédie audio-visuelle
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1992
  • Lest We Forget (1991)
    Lest We Forget
    • Director (segment Pour Esteban González González, Cuba)
    • 1991
  • I Want to Go Home (1989)
    I Want to Go Home
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Mélo (1986)
    Mélo
    • Director
    • 1986
  • L'amour à mort (1984)
    L'amour à mort
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983)
    Life Is a Bed of Roses
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Gérard Depardieu, Nicole Garcia, and Roger Pierre in My American Uncle (1980)
    My American Uncle
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Providence (1977)
    Providence
    • Director
    • 1977

Editor

  • Novembre à Paris
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 1959
  • Broadway by Light (1958)
    Broadway by Light
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 1958
  • The Song of Styrene (1958)
    The Song of Styrene
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 1958
  • L'oeil du maître
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 1957
  • All the Memory in the World (1956)
    All the Memory in the World
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 1956
  • Night and Fog (1956)
    Night and Fog
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1956
  • Une visite (1955)
    Une visite
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 1955
  • Silvia Monfort and Philippe Noiret in La Pointe Courte (1955)
    La Pointe Courte
    • Editor
    • 1955
  • Aux frontières de l'homme
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 1953
  • Statues also Die (1953)
    Statues also Die
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 1953
  • Saint-Tropez, devoir de vacances (1953)
    Saint-Tropez, devoir de vacances
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 1953
  • Guernica (1951)
    Guernica
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 1951
  • Gauguin (1949)
    Gauguin
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 1949
  • Jean Effel
    • Editor
    • TV Short
    • 1948
  • Châteaux de France
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 1948

Writer

  • Life of Riley (2014)
    Life of Riley
    • adaptation (as Alex Reval)
    • 2014
  • Vous n'avez encore rien vu (2012)
    Vous n'avez encore rien vu
    • adaptation (as Alex Reval)
    • 2012
  • Wild Grass (2009)
    Wild Grass
    • adaptation (as Alex Reval)
    • 2009
  • Mélo (1986)
    Mélo
    • adaptation
    • 1986
  • I Love You, I Love You (1968)
    I Love You, I Love You
    • collaborating writer (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • La bague
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 1947

Videos2

Wild Grass
Trailer 2:02
Wild Grass
Le Joli Mai
Trailer 1:58
Le Joli Mai

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Alex Reval
  • Height
    • 6′ 3¼″ (1.91 m)
  • Born
    • June 3, 1922
    • Vannes, Morbihan, France
  • Died
    • March 1, 2014
    • Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France(undisclosed causes)
  • Spouses
      Sabine AzémaAugust 15, 1998 - March 1, 2014 (his death)
  • Other works
    Volume of photos: "Réperages", 1973.
  • Publicity listings
    • 9 Print Biographies
    • 3 Interviews
    • 10 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Recurring motifs in his films are memory and unconventional concepts of time.
  • Quotes
    My dream would be to make a movie with Stephen Sondheim. I'm proud that I got him to do the music for 'Stavisky'.
  • Nickname
    • The Sphinx

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