What sparked your love of film? For French director Pierre Schoeller, films such as “Providence” by Alain Resnais are the source of his inspiration… An interview with the Director of last week’s screening of “Rembrandt” at Lost in Frenchlation! #frenchfilm #rembrandt #Frenchcinema #alainresnais #filmlovers #Cinemafrancais | Lost in Frenchlation

On May 8, 1959, at the Cannes Film Festival, Alain Resnais’s debut feature, Hiroshima Mon Amour, made its first appearance—not in competition, but as a special screening. Despite its exclusion from the official selection due to political sensitivities surrounding its subject matter, the film captivated audiences and critics alike. Jean Cocteau, the festival’s honorary president, reportedly described it as “magnificent,” while director Henri-Georges Clouzot remarked, “It’s one of those films that

RESNAIS ET L'ÉCRITURE ✍️ Le réalisateur Alain Resnais est décédé il y a 10 ans. Dans cette archive il évoque son rapport aux mots puis il est question de ses collaborations avec les romanciers qui ont écrit les scénarios de certains de ses films : Remo Forlani, Jacques Sternberg ("Je t'aime, je t'aime"), Jorge Semprun ("La Guerre est finie") et Alain Robbe-Grillet ("L'année dernière à Marienbad") | INA