"I don't think of Marienbad as an enigma. Each spectator can find his own solution. But it won't be the same solution for everyone." Alain Resnais.
Considering Toute la Mémoire du Monde, Hiroshima mon amour, Nuit et brouillard, and so on and so forth, the Enigma in question consisted of its dreamlike imagery, inspired by psychoanalysis. Resnais' films explored the power of memory and the problem of forgetting. ( )

Durante una serata teatrale, all'interno di un castello, una donna incontra un uomo che le parla di un'antica promessa che lei gli ha fatto anni prima a Marienbad.