Mafirimu ayo akakurumidza kutangira uye akatevera "Marienbad" mubasa raResnais akaratidza kubatana kwezvematongerwe enyika nenyaya dzemazuva ano (bhomba reatomu, mhedzisiro yeKugara muFrance, uye iyo yaimbova nyaya inorambidzwa yehondo muAlgeria
); "Marienbad" zvisinei yakaonekwa ichitora nzira yakasiyana zvachose uye ichinyanya kutarisa chimiro. Achitaura nezvokubva kwake, Resnais akati: "Ndakanga ndichigadzira firimu iri panguva yandinofunga, nenzira yakarurama, kuti munhu aisagona kugadzira firimu, muFrance, pasina kutaura pamusoro pehondo yeAlgeria. Zvechokwadi ndinoshamisika kana mhepo yakavharika neinotonhorera ye"L'Année" isiri muuyo wezvakapesana izvozvo".