Chris Marker Movies

  • 1971
    You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London

    You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London

    You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London

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    Artur London was arrested in 1951 in a Stalinist purge, imprisoned and tortured for two years and forced to confess in the Slansky Trial, one of the...

    You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London
  • 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
  • 2001
    Remembrance of Things to Come

    Remembrance of Things to Come

    Remembrance of Things to Come

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    Through photos made by the French photographer Denise Bellon, a personal history of France.

    Remembrance of Things to Come
  • 1957
    Django Reinhardt

    Django Reinhardt

    Django Reinhardt

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    One of the first filmed portraits of a jazz musician.

    Django Reinhardt
  • 1979
    The Battle of Chile: Part III

    The Battle of Chile: Part III

    The Battle of Chile: Part III

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    Guzmán’s final installment shifts from covering the actions of Allende’s opponents to those who battled to revive & promote their...

    The Battle of Chile: Part III
  • 1994
    Three Haiku Videos

    Three Haiku Videos

    Three Haiku Videos

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    A collection of three short 'haiku videos' by Chris Marker. The first haiku, 'Yanka / Tchaika', shows the river Seine passing under a bridge. A bird...

    Three Haiku Videos
  • 1994
    Owl Gets in Your Eyes

    Owl Gets in Your Eyes

    Owl Gets in Your Eyes

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    A cinematic haiku by Chris Marker.

    Owl Gets in Your Eyes
  • 1990
    Berliner Ballade

    Berliner Ballade

    Berliner Ballade

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    Some months after the fall of the Berlin wall, during the time of federal elections in Germany in 1990, Chris Marker shot this passionate...

    Berliner Ballade
  • 2011
    Stopover in Dubai

    Stopover in Dubai

    Stopover in Dubai

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    Stopover in Dubai is a chillingly simple – and riveting – found-footage documentary on a reconstructed murder. The original film was...

    Stopover in Dubai
  • 1973
    The Embassy

    The Embassy

    The Embassy

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    After a military coup d'état, political dissidents seek refuge in a foreign embassy. Over the next few days, they are joined by more and more...

    The Embassy
  • 2023
    Ten Lives of a Cat: A Film about Chris Marker

    Ten Lives of a Cat: A Film about Chris Marker

    Ten Lives of a Cat: A Film about Chris Marker

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    Ten years after the death of iconic French filmmaker, Chris Marker. A filmmaker, hoping to rediscover that unique sensibility against the uncertainty...

    Ten Lives of a Cat: A Film about Chris Marker
  • 1964
    From a Distant Gaze

    From a Distant Gaze

    From a Distant Gaze

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    Jean Ravel's A Distant Gaze (D'un lointain regard) is a 12-minute observance of people on the streets backed by Michel Legrand music.

    From a Distant Gaze
  • 1994
    Tchaïka

    Tchaïka

    Tchaïka

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    A still, highly overexposed shot of a car bridge and the river below. A cinematic haiku by Chris Marker.

    Tchaïka
  • 1985
    From Chris to Christo

    From Chris to Christo

    From Chris to Christo

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    In the fall of 1985, Christo "packed" the Pont Neuf. In the space of a week, enthusiasts, critics and curious people drastically change the...

    From Chris to Christo
  • 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
  • 1968
    Cinétracts

    Cinétracts

    Cinétracts

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    A series of 43 documentary shorts, directed (without credit) by several famous French filmmakers and each running between two and four minutes. Each...

    Cinétracts
  • 2007
    A Year of TV Seen by Guillaume

    A Year of TV Seen by Guillaume

    A Year of TV Seen by Guillaume

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    Like more and more internet users, if you didn't watch TV in 2007, you'll think twice about it in 2008. Because Guillaume-en-Egypte, Chris Marker's...

    A Year of TV Seen by Guillaume
  • 1993
    Prime Time in the Camps

    Prime Time in the Camps

    Prime Time in the Camps

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    Prime Time in the Camps is one of a series of Chris Marker’s short films on the war in Yugoslavia. Featuring behind-the-scenes footage of the...

    Prime Time in the Camps
  • 1957
    The Mystery of Workshop 15

    The Mystery of Workshop 15

    The Mystery of Workshop 15

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    A documentary film about occupational diseases shot in 1957 at the Francolor factory in Oissel. It takes the form of a scientific investigation to...

    The Mystery of Workshop 15
  • 2015
    Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain

    Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain

    Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain

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    Posthumous portrait of Chris Marker, the elusive French filmmaker- essayist, traveller, photographer and cat-lover. Two filmmakers, Jean-Marie Barbe...

    Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain