Synopsis
Chris Marker's essay film is the closest cinema has come to a novel made entirely of images and reflection. Its meditation on memory, ghosts, and the strangeness of other cultures has been a hidden touchstone for filmmakers like Adam Curtis, Sofia Coppola, and Wim Wenders for forty years.
Did You Know?
- Marker shot footage over several decades in over 25 countries.
- Narration is delivered as letters read aloud by an unnamed female voice.
- Includes footage from his own science-fiction short La Jetée.
- Marker was famously reclusive and gave only a handful of interviews.
- Has been cited as the greatest essay film ever made by both Roger Ebert and Sight and Sound.
Iconic Quotes
- "He wrote me that the Japanese have a very ancient idea about the bizarre."
- "I will have spent my life trying to understand the function of remembering."
- "How can one remember thirst?"
- "Memory must make do with its delirium."
- "Time is what separates pleasure from its memory."
