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Numéro 2 wrote:According to Alain Robbe-Grillet the restored prints will be the basis for a dvd edition of his collected work - to be published in France in March 2008.

The Immortal Alain Robbe-Grillet, July 10–15

A true career switcher, Alain Robbe-Grillet was a scientist until 30, when he began writing. After cementing his literary reputation (as a founder of the nouveau romain and an “immortal” of the Academie Française), Grillet changed gears again. We celebrate his final career move with four films he directed as well as his first screenwriting job—Alain Resnais’ enigmatic masterpiece Last Year at Marienbad. All new prints courtesy of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (except for Marienbad). All films in French with English subtitles and directed by Alain Robbe-Grillet unless otherwise noted.

L’immortelle (1963) 100min
Thu, July 10 at 4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm
With Françoise Brion, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze
A man shares an abrupt, passionate affair with a woman who soon disappears. Fearing she’s been kidnapped and forced into prostitution, he searches the labyrinthine streets of Istanbul for her. Grillet’s directorial debut disturbingly evokes the uncertainty of a strange, foreign land.

Trans-Europ Express (1966) 105min
Fri, July 11 at 2, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm
With Marie-France Pisier, Jean-Louis Trintignant
An author (played by Grillet himself), considering ideas for a film while riding the Trans-Europ Express, dreams up a sordid melodrama of gangsters, drugs, and bondage. When a gangster (Trintingant) does show up aboard the same train, the author’s fantasies come to life.

Last Year at Marienbad (1961) 84min
Sat, July 12 at 2, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm
Sun, July 13 at 2, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm
Directed by Alain Resnais
With Delphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi
“Haven’t I seen you here before?” This film took the world’s oldest pick-up line and turned it into one of the most famous art films ever. An unnamed man is certain he met an unnamed woman last year, but did he? This dream-like cinematic puzzle, populated by beautiful, vapid pawns, is the very definition of “must-see.” “Hopelessly retro, eternally avant-garde, and one of the most influential movies ever made.”—The Village Voice

The Man Who Lies (L’homme qui ment) (1968) 95min
Mon, July 14 at 4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm
With Sylvie Bréal, Jean-Louis Trintingant
Possibly Robbe-Grillet’s most innovative, major work, this film is set in an old Czech castle amid the forests. A man (Trintignant again) invents his own character, past, and emotions as he goes along. However, the words which create his reality are eventually turned against him and his identity begins to disintegrate.

Eden and After (L’Eden et après) (1971) 93min
Tue, July 15 at 4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm
With Catherine Jourdan, Pierre Zimmer
An erotic and labyrinthine tale of murder and vampirism, this film is set somewhere between the fictitious landscapes of the Marquis de Sade and Lewis Carroll. In Café Eden, a group of bored students engaged in a series of baroque parlor games is visited by a mysterious stranger whose presence evokes new menacing fantasies.

dadaistnun wrote:Any news on DVDs of these films?

Coming later this year will be TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS, THE MAN WHO LIES, EDEN AND AFTER (along with its rare alternate version N TAKES THE DICE) and SLOW SLIDINGS OF PLEASURE! These astounding and transgressive arthouse/exploitation hybrids have all been painstakingly remastered in HD. In fact, they look so nice that a BD or two may be a real possibility. No promises, but the option is there! Stay tuned for more details as they come in!