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
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
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
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
Pictures at an ExhibitionViewing moment
Pictures at an Exhibition
2008
You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London★ 6.2Viewing moment
You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London
1971
Henchman GlanceViewing moment
Henchman Glance
2008
The Last Bolshevik★ 7.5Viewing moment
The Last Bolshevik
1993
Zapping ZoneViewing moment
Zapping Zone
1990
A Mayor in Kosovo★ 7Viewing moment
A Mayor in Kosovo
2000
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
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
The Heat of a Thousand Suns★ 5.8Viewing moment
The Heat of a Thousand Suns
1965
Junkopia★ 5.7Viewing moment
Junkopia
1981
Rush - Voyage à MoscouViewing moment
Rush - Voyage à Moscou
1990
Bullfight in Okinawa★ 3Viewing moment
Bullfight in Okinawa
1994
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

Frequent collaborators

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