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La Jetée (French pronunciation: [la ʒəte]) is a 1962 French science fiction featurette directed by Chris Marker and associated with the Left Bank artistic movement. Constructed almost entirely from still photos, it tells the stable time loop story of a post-nuclear war experiment in time travel.
Sep 25, 2020 · Written by Connecticut prep-school teacher Tom Andrews, this study guide describes La Jetée as “a brilliant mixture of fantasy and pseudo-scientific romance” that “explores new dramatic territory and forms, and rushes with a stunning logic and a powerful impact to its shocking climax.”.
La Jetée: Directed by Chris Marker. With Jean Négroni, Hélène Chatelain, Davos Hanich, Jacques Ledoux. The story of a man forced to explore his memories in the wake of World War III's devastation, told through still images.
Marker's La Jetée is one of the most influential, radical science-fiction films ever made, a tale of time travel told in still images.
Mar 5, 2000 · Chris Marker’s 1962 short film La Jetée (1962) is probably best known today as the inspiration for Terry Gilliam’s 1995 film 12 Monkeys. Some also consider it an influence on other popular time-travel films such as the Terminator series.
La Jetée pioneers new storytelling possibilities by shaving an ambitious science-fiction narrative down to its bare essentials, achieving a transporting texture with each still...
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Marker’s LA JETÉE is one of the most influential, radical science-fiction films ever made, a tale of time travel told in still images.
A man is sent back and forth and in and out of time in an experiment that attempts to unravel the fate and the solution to the problems of a post-apocalyptic world during the aftermath of WW3.
He was a film director, writer, philosopher, critic, photographer and producer all at once, whose work cast a curious, discerning and ironic eye on the trials and tribulations of world history, and the change in lifestyles of individuals in society.
La Jetée (1962) The rare short film in this list, Marker’s dazzling photo montage ruminates on memory from beyond the apocalypse. Buy on Blu-Ray £21.99. Watch and discover.
