The screenplay Robbe-Grillet wrote was very detailed, specifying not only the dialogue and gestures and décor, but also the placement and movement of the camera and the sequencing of shots in the editing. Resnais filmed the script with great fidelity, and when Robbe-Grillet, who was not present during the filming, saw the rough cut, he said he found the film just as he had intended it, while recognizing how much Resnais had added to make it work on the screen and fill out what was absent from the script. Robbe-Grillet published his screenplay, illustrated by shots from the film, calling it a "ciné-roman" (ciné-novel).
The screenplay Robbe-Grillet wrote was very detailed specifying not only the dialogue and gestures and décor but also the placement and movement of the camera and the sequencing of shots in the editing Resnais filmed the script with great fidelity and when Robbe-Grillet who was not present during the filming saw the rough cut he said he found the film just as he had intended it while recognizing how much Resnais had added to make it work on the screen and fill out what was absent from the script Robbe-Grillet published his screenplay illustrated by shots from the film calling it a "ciné-roman" (ciné-novel)