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Extraordinary! Hypnotic! Beautiful! Masterful! - Last Year at Marienbad
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Title: Last Year at Marienbad

Release Date: 25 May 1961

Runtime: 1h 35m

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: Cineriz, Cormoran Films, Silver Films, Argos Films, Cinétel, Terra Film, Precitel, Como Films, Les Films Tamara

Production Companies: Cineriz, Cormoran Films, Silver Films, Argos Films, Cinétel, Terra Film, Precitel, Como Films, Les Films Tamara

Overview: In a strange and isolated chateau, a man becomes acquainted with a woman and insists that they have met before.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.4 (485 votes)

Cast

  • A – The Brunette Woman: Delphine Seyrig
  • X – The man with the Italian Accent: Giorgio Albertazzi
  • M – The Other Man with the Lean Face, The Husband: Sacha Pitoëff
  • A Character from the Hotel: Françoise Bertin
  • A Character from the Hotel: Luce Garcia-Ville
  • A Character from the Hotel: Héléna Kornel
  • A Character from the Hotel: Françoise Spira
  • A Character from the Hotel: Karin Toche-Mittler
  • A Character from the Hotel: Pierre Barbaud
  • A Character from the Hotel: Wilhelm von Deek
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