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
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
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
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
The Last Bolshevik★ 7.5Viewing moment
The Last Bolshevik
1993

Frequent collaborators

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