movies
celebrities
tv
trailers
box office
photos
dvd
fans
Get Movie Showtimes
Select a Movie
Select a Movie
Now Playing
21 Jump Street
(R)
Amazing Spider-Man, The
(PG13)
American Reunion
(R)
Avengers, The
(PG13)
Battleship
(PG13)
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The
(PG13)
Brave
(NR)
Brave
(NR)
Brave
(NR)
Chernobyl Diaries
(R)
Dictator, The
(R)
Hunger Games, The
(PG13)
Lockout
(PG13)
Lucky One, The
(PG13)
Madagascar 3
(PG)
Madagascar 3
(PG)
Men in Black 3
(PG13)
Mirror Mirror
(PG)
Pirates! Band of Misfits
(PG)
Prometheus
(R)
Prometheus
(R)
Snow White and the Huntsman
(PG13)
That’s My Boy
(R)
Think Like a Man
(PG13)
What to Expect When You're Expecting
(PG13)
Go to
More Movies
OR
Find Theaters
Search
Sign up for our Newsletter
Fan Us
Follow Us
Alain Robbe-Grillet
MAIN
PHOTOS
VIDEOS
NEWS
CREDITS
BIOGRAPHY
AWARDS
FANSITES
FORUM
BIRTHDAY
August 18, 1922
Brest, France
DIED
February 18, 2008
RECENT CREDITS
Taxandria
(FILM)
Jan. 1, 1996
Un Bruit Qui Rend Fou
(FILM)
Sep. 14, 1995
La Belle Captive
(FILM)
Jan. 1, 1983
Jeu Avec Le Feu
(FILM)
Feb. 19, 1975
Je t'aime, Je t'aime
(FILM)
Jan. 1, 1968
View all
Alain Robbe-Grillet Credits
BIOGRAPHY
Influential French novelist Alain Robbe-Grillet, a leading figure in the French Nouveau Roman literary movement of the late '50s, strongly advocated what he called
chosisme
, his theory that the only reality comes....
Expand Full Bio
Influential French novelist Alain Robbe-Grillet, a leading figure in the French Nouveau Roman literary movement of the late '50s, strongly advocated what he called
chosisme
, his theory that the only reality comes from the physical, not the mental, plane; therefore, the only way to understand reality and remember it is through the manipulation of the physical, something that should be represented in writing from a purely objective level. In the work of Robbe-Grillet, the concept of time and narrative progression was more fluid -- they would begin as standard narratives, and then gradually break down into abstractions largely devoid of obvious clues as to whether events were unfolding in the past, present, or future, thereby destroying the notion of reality. In the early '60s, Robbe-Grillet joined the Left Bank movement of French literati who sought to expand the horizons of their craft through cinema when he penned the screenplay for Resnais' landmark film L'Anee Derniere a Marienbad (Last Year at Marienbad), a complex inward journey into the mind of a nameless woman; in so doing, the film offers a fascinating glimpse into the true nature of human memory. Two years later Robbe-Grillet debuted as a director with L'Immortelle, a film with similar themes. He continued directing, but subsequent efforts have been less innovative. By the late '70s, erotic themes, albeit highly psychoanalytical and symbolic ones, began to figure prominently in his work. Robbe-Grillet died in 2008 at age 85.
~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Collapse Full Bio
- Portions of Content Provided by
Rovi Data Solutions
© 2009 Rovi Data Solutions, Inc.
Sponsored Links
Buy A Link Here
Recently Worked With...
Delphine Seyrig
Last Year at Marienbad
Released: Jan. 18, 2008
Daniel Emilfork
Taxandria
Released: Jan. 1, 1996
Fred Ward
Un Bruit Qui Rend Fou
Released: Sep. 14, 1995
Daniel Mesguich
La Belle Captive
Released: Jan. 1, 1983
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Jeu Avec Le Feu
Released: Feb. 19, 1975
Claude Rich
Je t'aime, Je t'aime
Released: Jan. 1, 1968
Françoise Brion
L'Immortelle
Released: Mar. 24, 1963
Collapse
Expand to view more
Fan Sites
Alain Robbe-Grillet Fansites
No fan sites available. Create the first!
Are you the #1 Alain Robbe-Grillet Fan? Sign Up To Create A Website Here.
Go
Build a Fan Site
Sponsored Links
Buy A Link Here
Top 5 Celebrities
Naomi Watts
September 28, 1968
Shoreham, England
Megan Fox
May 16, 1986
Tennessee
Angelina Jolie
June 04, 1975
Los Angeles, CA
Chris Hemsworth
N/A
Scarlett Johansson
November 22, 1984
New York, NY
Go to
Top 100 Celebs