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Home » Wild Grass

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This week in Alain Resnais: Radicalism and Cat Munchies

by Ben Sachs May 20, 2014August 18, 2021

In praise of Wild Grass, Resnais’s most openly surrealist feature, which screens at Doc Films this Thursday.

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The surrealists’ moviegoing game (RIP Alain Resnais, 1922-2014)

by Ben Sachs March 3, 2014August 18, 2021

The great French filmmaker, who passed away yesterday at 91, transformed the screening environment into a portal to the subconscious.

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The screening environment as choker hold

by Ben Sachs July 29, 2013August 19, 2021

Certain movies are best appreciated in a pitch-black room.

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Master filmmaker Alain Resnais, still elusive at 90

by Ben Sachs March 21, 2013August 19, 2021

Taking a first crack at his latest (but not last) feature, You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet, screening tonight at the European Union Film Festival

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Don’t walk away, Resnais

by Ben Sachs February 9, 2012August 19, 2021

An overview of the class I’ll be teaching on French director Alain Resnais

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This Week’s Movie Action

by J.R. Jones July 15, 2010August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue.

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