Last Year at Marienbad (1961)

French title: L'Année dernière à Marienbad
dir. Alain Resnais

The actual Marienbad (now called Mariánské Lázně) is located in the Czech Republic and has nothing to do with the film. To create special and temporal disorientation, the filmmakers skillfully blended two different palace complexes in and around Munich – Schloss Nymphenburg and Schloss Schleissheim. To confuse matters further, they created two statues and a fake balustrade which they then constantly moved about the gardens. Some of the interiors – including the endless hotel corridors and Delphine Seyrig's two different bedrooms – were actually studio sets. Identifying the filming locations was akin to deciphering a scrambled code.

The camera pans over the ceiling – 1st floor lobby, Schleissheim New Palace, Schloss Schleissheim, Oberschleißheim, Germany

The guests watching a play – Grand Hall, 2nd floor, Schleissheim New Palace, Schloss Schleissheim, Oberschleißheim, Germany

The staircase – 1st floor, Schleissheim New Palace, Schloss Schleissheim, Oberschleißheim, Germany

The hotel lobby – 1st floor lobby, Schleissheim New Palace, Schloss Schleissheim, Oberschleißheim, Germany

Hall of Mirrors, Amalienburg, Schloss Nymphenburg, Munich, Germany

1st floor lobby as seen from the staircase, Schleissheim New Palace, Schloss Schleissheim, Oberschleißheim, Germany

Grand Cascade, Schloss Nymphenburg, Munich, Germany

"It was in the gardens of Fredriksbad…" – a view of the Grand Parterre from the Nymphenburg Palace, Schloss Nymphenburg, Munich, Germany

Grand Parterre, Schloss Nymphenburg, Munich, Germany

"A" (Delphine Seyrig) and "X" (Giorgio Albertazzi) strolling in the gardens – Schloss Nymphenburg, Munich, Germany

"X" insists but "A" becomes elusive – Grand Hall, 2nd floor, Nymphenburg Palace, Schloss Nymphenburg, Munich, Germany.

A view of the Schleissheim New Palace from the park, Schloss Schleissheim, Oberschleißheim, Germany

"A" is waiting for "X" or is she actually waiting for "M" (Sacha Pitoeff)? – 1st floor near the staircase, Schleissheim New Palace, Schloss Schleissheim, Oberschleißheim, Germany

See also...

Belle de Jour

The Great Beauty

The Black Windmill (1974)

dir. Don Siegel

Boys running with a model plane – Quinton House School, Upton Hall, Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom.

The hangar where the boys are kidnapped – Still searching for this location

McKee (John Vernon) gets rid of his two associates in the kidnapping – M3 junction near Bagshot and Lightwater, Surrey, United Kingdom

Major Tarrant (Michael Caine) comes to investigate Celia Burrows (Delphine Seyrig) – 1 Cleve Road, London NW6. There was a studio located in the back of the house but it’s now gone.

Tarrant driving away – Cleve Road at West End Lane, London NW6

Sir Edward Julyan’s (Joseph O'Conor) estate – Wykehurst Place, Bolney, West Sussex, United Kingdom

Alex Tarrant’s (Janet Suzman) house – 80 South Hill Park Gardens, London NW3

Major Tarrant’s office – 35 Rose Street, London WC2

Tarrant’s basement apartment – 227 Elgin Avenue, London W9

Tarrant’s office back entrance – King Street at Garrick, London WC2

Tarrant entering the Tube – Aldwych station, Surrey Street at Strand, London WC2. The station was only partially in operation since 1958 and completely closed in 1993. It was a popular filming location even before its closure.

Tarrant exiting the Tube – Shepherd's Bush station, London W12

Tarrant running from his pursuer – the footbridge connecting the station to the West 12 Shepherds Bush shopping centre has since been removed.

Tarrant meeting with Celia – Vagenende, 142 Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris, France

Tarrant accompanies Celia to McKee’s hideout – the entire Bercy district has since been redeveloped and only the Pavillions de Bercy (seen in the background) remain standing. They now host the Musée des Arts Forains.

McKee's hideout – the street and buildings have been lost to the Bercy district redevelopment but one of my readers informed me that the trees seen in the screenshot are still standing in the courtyard of 48 Rue Baron le Roy.

The prison hospital – Still searching for this location

Tarrant escapes from the prison van – Still searching for this location

The police chasing Tarrant on the bridge – Pont de Bercy, Paris, France

Tarrant arriving back in England – Ramsgate Hoverport, Pegwell Bay, Kent, United Kingdom. The hoverport ceased its operations in 1982, the site was eventually closed and all buildings completely demolished.

Tarrant’s wife Alex goes to her friend’s house and fools her police escort by escaping through the back entrance – 29 Eldon Road, London W8

Tarrant meeting with his wife – Dominion Theatre, 268-269 Tottenham Court Road, London W1

Tarrant’s wife researching the windmills – 55 Great Ormond Street, London WC1

The black windmill – "Jack" windmill, Hassocks, West Sussex, United Kingdom. It's privately owned and is not open to the public.

The other windmill – "Jill" windmill, Hassocks, West Sussex, United Kingdom. The mill has been restored by volunteers and is open on most Sundays from May to September.

"Jill" and "Jack" windmills, Hassocks, West Sussex, United Kingdom

See also...

The Ipcress File

Marathon Man