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Alain Resnais
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Director, Screenwriter Born: June 3, 1922 in Vannes, France Biography:While a seminal figure of the French New Wave, "Alain Resnais" was not, like so many of his contemporaries, an alumnus of the film journal Cahiers du Cinema. In fact, he existed well outside of the sphere of filmmakers like "Jean-Luc Godard", "Francois Truffaut", and "Jacques Rivette", with a dedication to formalism, modernist concerns, and social and political issues not found in the work of his fellow innovators. Focusing repeatedly on themes of time and memory, Resnais drew from the well of serious literature to offer a singular philosophical and artistic vantage point, employing enigmatic narrative structures, lush cinematography, and lyrical editing patterns to create some of the most provocative and controversial work of the period.
Born June 3, 1922, in Vannes, France, Resnais began making his first 8 mm films at the age of 14, later studying drama under the tutelage of Rene Simon. In 1943... Full Biography
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