Chris Marker Movies

  • 1988
    Tokyo Days

    Tokyo Days

    Tokyo Days

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    This idiosyncratic view of Tokyo begins with a live mannequin in a store window and French actress Arielle Dombasle chatting with Marker as they...

    Tokyo Days
  • 1971
    Congo Oyé (We Have Come Back)

    Congo Oyé (We Have Come Back)

    Congo Oyé (We Have Come Back)

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    An absolute unknown work among Marker’s collaborations, made by filmmakers Bill Stephens, Paul and Carole Roussopoulas with Eldridge and...

    Congo Oyé (We Have Come Back)
  • 1978
    When the Century Took Shape (War and Revolution)

    When the Century Took Shape (War and Revolution)

    When the Century Took Shape (War and Revolution)

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    In 1978, just after Le fond de l'Air Est Rouge, which mercilessly analyzed the previous ten years of the revolutionary left's momentum until its...

    When the Century Took Shape (War and Revolution)
  • 1972
    Three Cheers for the Whale

    Three Cheers for the Whale

    Three Cheers for the Whale

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    Three Cheers for the Whale chronicles the history of mankind’s relationship with the largest and most majestic of marine mammals, and...

    Three Cheers for the Whale
  • 1966
    If I Had Four Dromedaries

    If I Had Four Dromedaries

    If I Had Four Dromedaries

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    Composed entirely of still photographs shot by Marker himself over the course of his restless travel through twenty-six countries, If I Had Four...

    If I Had Four Dromedaries
  • 1960
    Description of a Struggle

    Description of a Struggle

    Description of a Struggle

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    Working primarily in the arena of nonfiction, Marker rejected conventional narrative techniques, instead staking out a deeply political terrain...

    Description of a Struggle
  • 2006
    The Case of the Grinning Cat

    The Case of the Grinning Cat

    The Case of the Grinning Cat

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    Paris 2002. Yellow cats appear on the walls. Chris Marker is looking for these mysterious cats and captures with his camera the political and...

    The Case of the Grinning Cat
  • 1999
    Eclipse

    Eclipse

    Eclipse

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    During the solar eclipse of August 11, 1999, Chris Marker documents the French public looking up to the skies, with many of them wearing eclipse...

    Eclipse
  • 1974
    The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer

    The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer

    The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer

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    This documentary chronicles an Yves Montand concert for Chilean refugees in France.

    The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer
  • 2012
    Kino

    Kino

    Kino

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    Viennale-Trailer 2012 - 50 Years of Viennale Anniversary Trailer

    Kino
  • 1971
    You Speak of Paris: Maspero. Words Have Meaning

    You Speak of Paris: Maspero. Words Have Meaning

    You Speak of Paris: Maspero. Words Have Meaning

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    An affectionate portrait of the left-wing publisher and bookshop owner François Maspero, who was a contributor to Far From Vietnam and would...

    You Speak of Paris: Maspero. Words Have Meaning
  • 2011
    Tempo Risoluto

    Tempo Risoluto

    Tempo Risoluto

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    Rhytmics of a revolution.

    Tempo Risoluto
  • 1958
    The Sea and the Days

    The Sea and the Days

    The Sea and the Days

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    Everyday life of fishermen on Brittany's Ile de Sein.

    The Sea and the Days
  • 1960
    America as Seen by a Frenchman

    America as Seen by a Frenchman

    America as Seen by a Frenchman

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    At the end of the 1950s, French documentarian François Reichenbach spent eighteen months traveling the United States, documenting its diverse...

    America as Seen by a Frenchman
  • 1973
    We Maintain It Is Possible

    We Maintain It Is Possible

    We Maintain It Is Possible

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    In 1973, after the failure of wage negotiations with the management of the Lip watch factories, the workers went on strike. Marker was responsible...

    We Maintain It Is Possible
  • 1991
    Theory of Sets

    Theory of Sets

    Theory of Sets

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    Made entirely on Roger Wagner's HyperStudio software, Chris Marker explores set theory, using Noah's Ark as an example.

    Theory of Sets
  • 1988
    Cat Listening to Music

    Cat Listening to Music

    Cat Listening to Music

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    Chris Marker films a cat reacting to the sound of a piano playing.

    Cat Listening to Music
  • 2011
    In Chris Marker's Studio

    In Chris Marker's Studio

    In Chris Marker's Studio

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    Two friends (and legendary French New Wave filmmakers) meet in real and virtual worlds.

    In Chris Marker's Studio
  • 1984
    2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure

    2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure

    2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure

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    Filmed on the 100th anniversary of the labour union laws in France, the quasi-science fiction film is set in 2084. A robot moderator helps us look...

    2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure
  • 1978
    May Days

    May Days

    May Days

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    Filmmaker William Klein documents the Paris student riots that occurred in May of 1968.

    May Days