Chris Marker
Directing

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
Sans Soleil★ 7.6Viewing moment
Sans Soleil
1983
Night and Fog★ 8.3Viewing moment
Night and Fog
1956
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
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
Valparaiso★ 6.8Viewing moment
Valparaiso
1964
Ten Lives of a Cat: A film about Chris MarkerViewing moment
Ten Lives of a Cat: A film about Chris Marker
2023
A. K.★ 6.2Viewing moment
A. K.
1985
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
Les Deux mémoiresViewing moment
Les Deux mémoires
1974
The Case of the Grinning Cat★ 6.9Viewing moment
The Case of the Grinning Cat
2004
The Invention of Chris MarkerViewing moment
The Invention of Chris Marker
2020
Be Seeing You★ 5.6Viewing moment
Be Seeing You
1968
Congo Oyé (We Have Come Back)Viewing moment
Congo Oyé (We Have Come Back)
1971
From Chris to ChristoViewing moment
From Chris to Christo
1985
Blue Helmet★ 5.4Viewing moment
Blue Helmet
1995
Playtime in ParisViewing moment
Playtime in Paris
1962
Cat Listening to Music★ 8Viewing moment
Cat Listening to Music
1988
Three Haiku Videos★ 6Viewing moment
Three Haiku Videos
1994
One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich★ 6.9Viewing moment
One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich
1999
The Embassy★ 6.1Viewing moment
The Embassy
1973
Broadway by Light★ 6.6Viewing moment
Broadway by Light
1958
Cinétracts★ 9Viewing moment
Cinétracts
1968
Class of Struggle★ 6Viewing moment
Class of Struggle
1969
The Sixth Side of the Pentagon★ 5.9Viewing moment
The Sixth Side of the Pentagon
1968
2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure★ 6.1Viewing moment
2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure
1984
Ouvroir the MovieViewing moment
Ouvroir the Movie
2010
From a Distant GazeViewing moment
From a Distant Gaze
1964
Les hommes de la baleine★ 6Viewing moment
Les hommes de la baleine
1958
The Train Rolls On★ 6.3Viewing moment
The Train Rolls On
1973

Frequent collaborators

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