Chris Marker
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Chris Marker

Born 1921-07-29 · Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France · Died 2012-07-29

Chris Marker (born 29 July 1921) was a French writer, photographer, film director, multimedia artist and documentary maker. His best known films are La jetée (1962), A Grin Without a Cat (1977), Sans Soleil (1983) and AK (1985), a documentary on the Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.

WriterProducerDirectorOriginal Film WriterScreenplayCastEditorCinematography

Known for

Twelve Monkeys★ 7.6Viewing moment
Twelve Monkeys
1995
La Traversée du désir★ 5.7Viewing moment
La Traversée du désir
2009
The Confession★ 7.3Viewing moment
The Confession
1970
La Jetée★ 7.9Viewing moment
La Jetée
1962
Night and Fog★ 8.3Viewing moment
Night and Fog
1956
Sans Soleil★ 7.6Viewing moment
Sans Soleil
1983
The Lovely Month of May★ 8.2Viewing moment
The Lovely Month of May
1963
Tokyo-Ga★ 6.9Viewing moment
Tokyo-Ga
1985
The Battle of Chile: Part II★ 7.6Viewing moment
The Battle of Chile: Part II
1976
Statues Also Die★ 6.5Viewing moment
Statues Also Die
1953
A Grin Without a Cat★ 7.7Viewing moment
A Grin Without a Cat
1977
The Astronauts★ 6.2Viewing moment
The Astronauts
1959
The Koumiko Mystery★ 6.7Viewing moment
The Koumiko Mystery
1965
Level Five★ 6.1Viewing moment
Level Five
1997
Letter from Siberia★ 7.3Viewing moment
Letter from Siberia
1957
The Battle of Chile: Part III★ 7.2Viewing moment
The Battle of Chile: Part III
1979
Ten Lives of a Cat: A film about Chris MarkerViewing moment
Ten Lives of a Cat: A film about Chris Marker
2023
Valparaiso★ 6.8Viewing moment
Valparaiso
1964
A. K.★ 6.2Viewing moment
A. K.
1985
If I Had Four Dromedaries★ 7.2Viewing moment
If I Had Four Dromedaries
1966
Berliner Ballade★ 5Viewing moment
Berliner Ballade
1990
Remembrance of Things to Come★ 6.9Viewing moment
Remembrance of Things to Come
2001
ImagineViewing moment
Imagine
2011
Three Cheers for the Whale★ 7.2Viewing moment
Three Cheers for the Whale
1972
The Owl's Legacy★ 9Viewing moment
The Owl's Legacy
1989 · Series
Report on Brazil: Carlos Marighella★ 5Viewing moment
Report on Brazil: Carlos Marighella
1970
ROYAL POLKA.movViewing moment
ROYAL POLKA.mov
2011
You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London★ 6.2Viewing moment
You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London
1971
Pictures at an ExhibitionViewing moment
Pictures at an Exhibition
2008
Zapping ZoneViewing moment
Zapping Zone
1990
A Mayor in Kosovo★ 7Viewing moment
A Mayor in Kosovo
2000
Henchman GlanceViewing moment
Henchman Glance
2008
The Last Bolshevik★ 7.5Viewing moment
The Last Bolshevik
1993
When the Century Took Shape (War and Revolution)Viewing moment
When the Century Took Shape (War and Revolution)
1978
Prime Time In The Camps★ 5.6Viewing moment
Prime Time In The Camps
1993
You Speak of Chile: What Allende Said★ 5.8Viewing moment
You Speak of Chile: What Allende Said
1973
The Spiral★ 10Viewing moment
The Spiral
1976
Rush - Voyage à MoscouViewing moment
Rush - Voyage à Moscou
1990
Bullfight in Okinawa★ 3Viewing moment
Bullfight in Okinawa
1994
The Heat of a Thousand Suns★ 5.8Viewing moment
The Heat of a Thousand Suns
1965

Frequent collaborators

Alain ResnaisAlain ResnaisYves MontandYves MontandMarina VladyMarina VladyAgnès VardaAgnès VardaGhislain CloquetGhislain CloquetBrad PittBrad PittBruce WillisBruce WillisDavid MorseDavid Morse