Last Year at Marienbad
Drama • NR • 1961 • 1 hr 35 min
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A dream-like movie, an intricate alucination. Everything serves its purpose: the baroque style, time shifts and the hunting sound of organ.
A great director and a great writer joining forces - a beautiful result, very dreamy, might feel like in a trance after watching
At first I didn't like this movie, but after thinking about it for a full week after watching it, I realised it's a revelation
Absolutely loved parts! but the deliberate misdirection and long + boring segments made what should have been a delight. A chore to watch
It's not about the plot, but about the style
And I touch you once more / In a place we've / Never been / As I sweat myself awake / And you exist / Somewhere different
Confused and then I slowly started to understand. It just kinda clicks after awhile. Give it time. Your interpretation is all that matters
I wanted to find this insightful so bad but I just couldn’t
Truly a work of art, very bizarre and that’s what I loved about it, if you don’t like slow movies you definitely won’t like this one.
A story of a man who can’t take a hint presented in a dreamlike, mesmeric style that has the audience constantly questioning what they see.
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