All the World's Memory
1956, French. Directed by Alain Resnais.
A documentary about the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. It presents the building, with its processes of cataloguing and preserving all sorts of printed material, as both a monument of cultural memory and as a monstrous, alien being.
- Runtime
- 0h 21m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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- Released
- 1 November 1956
- Original title
- Toute la mémoire du monde
- Country
- France
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Is All the World's Memory worth watching?
Our verdict is Worth the Hype: Clear your evening for this. It scores 7.1/10 from 50 TMDB viewer ratings.
How long is All the World's Memory?
All the World's Memory runs 21 minutes (0h 21m).
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All the World's Memory is streaming on OVID in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like All the World's Memory?
If you liked All the World's Memory, try Ex Libris: The New York Public Library, Daguerréotypes, Fuck.
Who directed All the World's Memory?
All the World's Memory (1956) was directed by Alain Resnais and stars Jacques Dumesnil, Agnès Varda.