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
Sans Soleil★ 7.6Viewing moment
Sans Soleil
1983
Night and Fog★ 8.3Viewing moment
Night and Fog
1956
Tokyo-Ga★ 6.9Viewing moment
Tokyo-Ga
1985
The Lovely Month of May★ 8.2Viewing moment
The Lovely Month of May
1963
The Battle of Chile: Part II★ 7.6Viewing moment
The Battle of Chile: Part II
1976
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
The Koumiko Mystery★ 6.7Viewing moment
The Koumiko Mystery
1965
Letter from Siberia★ 7.3Viewing moment
Letter from Siberia
1957
Level Five★ 6.1Viewing moment
Level Five
1997
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
Cuba: Battle of the 10,000,000★ 6.5Viewing moment
Cuba: Battle of the 10,000,000
1971
The Mystery of Workshop 15★ 6Viewing moment
The Mystery of Workshop 15
1957
¡Cuba Sí!★ 7.9Viewing moment
¡Cuba Sí!
1961
Description of a Struggle★ 7.5Viewing moment
Description of a Struggle
1960
Django Reinhardt★ 5.7Viewing moment
Django Reinhardt
1957
OvernightViewing moment
Overnight
2011
Sunday in Peking★ 6.3Viewing moment
Sunday in Peking
1956
Kino★ 6Viewing moment
Kino
2011
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer★ 6Viewing moment
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer
1974
Far from Vietnam★ 7.1Viewing moment
Far from Vietnam
1967
ImagineViewing moment
Imagine
2011
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
ROYAL POLKA.movViewing moment
ROYAL POLKA.mov
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
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

Frequent collaborators

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