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Chris Marker (French:; 29 July 1921 – 29 July 2012) was a French writer, photographer, documentary film director, multimedia artist and film essayist. His best known films are La Jetée (1962), A Grin Without a Cat (1977) and Sans Soleil (1983).
- La Jetée (1962) “La Jetée” is a 1962 French science fiction film directed by Chris Marker. The film is composed almost entirely of black and white still photographs, with a few brief segments of moving footage.
- Sans Soleil (1983) “Sans Soleil” is a French documentary film directed by Chris Marker and released in 1983. The film is structured as a letter from a fictional female traveler to the director, describing her impressions of various places around the world, including Japan, Guinea-Bissau, and San Francisco.
- Lettre de Sibérie (Letter from Siberia, 1957) “Lettre de Sibérie” (Letter from Siberia) is a 1957 French documentary film directed by Chris Marker. The film is a playful and satirical exploration of Soviet propaganda, which was often used to portray Siberia as a harsh and desolate wasteland, devoid of any culture or civilization.
- Le Fond de l’air est rouge (A Grin Without A Cat, 1977) “Le Fond de l’air est rouge” (The Base of the Air is Red) is a documentary film directed by French filmmaker Chris Marker in 1977.
Jul 2, 2024 · Pioneering the Essay Film. Chris Marker stands as a pioneering figure in the world of the essay film. His work blends documentary and fiction, creating a unique genre known for its subjective, reflective qualities. Markers' La Jetée and Sans Soleil are prime examples.
Aug 30, 2021 · Chris Marker is for sure one of the most important documentary filmmakers in the history of cinema, not only because of his important and prolific career as an artist but also because of the way he tried to describe historical events that shaped the world by merging the dimensions of fiction and reality.
Jul 29, 2021 · C hris Marker, the photographer, writer, multimedia artist, and director of the haunting time-travel classic La Jetée (1963), was born Christian François Bouche-Villeneuve on July 29, 1921.
Chris Marker (French: [maʁkɛʁ]; 29 July 1921 – 29 July 2012) was a French writer, photographer, documentary film director, multimedia artist and film essayist. His best known films are La Jetée (1962), A Grin Without a Cat (1977) and Sans Soleil (1983).
Feb 7, 2012 · Writer, photographer, editor, filmmaker, videographer, and digital multimedia artist, Marker was until recently one of cinema’s better-kept secrets, famously reclusive and shrouded in protective layers of legend and pseudonym.
