'huge, queer and tawdry' but 'much admired by the public'

I never watched Last Year in Marienbad but with a script by Robbe-Grillet I can imagine it being a bit heavy. I feel a similar way with Tarkovsky. Nostalghia in particular is like watching a bloody caricature of art films but it's genuinely one of the most technically beautiful films I've gotten my hands on. All About Lily Chou-Chou is like that as well, as part of the list of movies that are long and slightly painful and should technically be annoying but are brilliant. In fact I really recommend both, the latter is up on youtube.