L’ ANNEE DERNIERE A MARIENBAD

He was born in France in 1922. He is a living and very vibrant legend. In a career stretching back fifty years, his films have marked successive generations of movie-goers, starting with Night and Fog in 1955. In the wake of his first short, Van Gogh, which won an Academy Award, Resnais films have garnered top prizes at major festivals and provoked enduring controversies and debate. This year, he received the lifetime achievement award for his work and exceptional contribution to the history of cinema at the Cannes IFF.