Resnais

British

/ rɛnɛ /

noun

Alain (alɛ̃). born 1922, French film director, whose films include Hiroshima mon amour (1959), L'Année dernière à Marienbad (1961), La Vie est un roman (1983), and On Connaît la Chanson (1998)

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Francois Resnais, national secretary of SNPDEN-Unsa, France's top union of school principals, criticised the timing as "bad".

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

‘Alain Resnais: Five Short Films’ A selection of newly restored early shorts by the influential French filmmaker screens for one night only.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2022

Belmondo's appeal, a mixture of sensitivity, warmth and unselfconscious ease, created a new romanticism that landed him roles in the films of French New Wave directors including Francois Truffaut, Alain Resnais and Louis Malle.

From Reuters ● Sep. 9, 2021

He frequently expressed ambivalence for esoteric directors like Brooks, Alain Resnais and Michelangelo Antonioni.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2021

Sarris viewed “Pretty Poison” as an inflated B-movie, tricked out with “new wave” shock cuts and imitation Alain Resnais flashbacks.

From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2018

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