Alain Robbe-Grillet
Biography
Alain Robbe-Grillet was a French writer and filmmaker associated with the Nouveau Roman trend of the 1960s, alongside Nathalie Sarraute and others. He collaborated with Alain Resnais on his 1961 film Last Year at Marienbad, winning the Golden Lion in 1961. His subsequent films explored themes of voyeurism, sex, and identity, earning him notoriety for their cerebral and provocative content, including L'Immortelle (1962) and Trans-Europ-Express (1966).