La Jetee

27m 1962
La Jetee

Brief Synopsis

Constructed completely as a series of still photographs, the narrative concerns a man's memories of a pier at Orly of a woman and a death.

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Chris Marker

Director

Davos Hanich

Jean Negroni

Narrator

William Klein

Janine Klein

Anatole Dauman

Producer

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La Jetee (1962) -- (Movie Clip) The Man Doesn't Die
La Jetee (1962) -- (Movie Clip) World War Three

Film Details

Also Known As
Jetee, Jette, Pier, Terrassen
Genre
Experimental
Release Date
1962

Technical Specs

Duration
27m

Synopsis

Constructed completely as a series of still photographs, the narrative concerns a man's memories of a pier at Orly of a woman and a death.

Director

Chris Marker

Director

Cast

Davos Hanich

Jean Negroni

Narrator

William Klein

Janine Klein

Crew

Anatole Dauman

Producer

Chris Marker

Screenplay

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La Jetee (1962) -- (Movie Clip) The Man Doesn't Die Approaching halfway through director Chris Marker's famous short film, "the man" (Davos Hanic) encounters "the experimenter," (Jacques Ledoux), making plans for post-apocalypse humanity, in La Jetee, 1962.
La Jetee (1962) -- (Movie Clip) World War Three The one-of-a-kind opening of experimental film maker Chris Marker's La Jetee, 1962, featuring no moving pictures and the seeds of Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys, 1995.

Film Details

Also Known As
Jetee, Jette, Pier, Terrassen
Genre
Experimental
Release Date
1962

Technical Specs

Duration
27m

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