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Level Five
A project on the Battle of Okinawa makes a french computer programmer reflect on her life.
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- France • 1997
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast Catherine Belkhodja, Nagisa Ōshima, Chris Marker
- Genre Documentary, Romance, War
- Available on OVID, DocAlliance Films, Amazon Video, Hoopla
A Grin Without a Cat
(Le fond de l'air est rouge)
An essay film documenting the rise of the New Left in France and development of socialist movements in Latin America.
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- France • 1977
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast Laurence Guvillier, Davos Hanich, François Maspero, Yves Montand, François Périer, Sandra Scarnati
- Genre Documentary, War, History
- Available on OVID
One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich
(Cinéma, de notre temps: Une journée d'Andrei Arsenevitch)
Made prior to his death, this documentary shows Andrei Tarkovsky in the process of working on his final film.
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- France • 1999
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast Andrei Tarkovsky, Marina Vlady, Eva Mattes, Alexandra Stewart, Margarita Terekhova
- Genre TV Movie, Documentary
- Available on OVID
The Case of the Grinning Cat
(Chats perchés)
"Make cats not war!"
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- France • 2004
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Amazon Video, Hoopla
La Jetée
The story of a post-nuclear war experiment with time travel, constructed almost entirely from still photos.
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- France • 1962
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast Jean Négroni, Hélène Chatelain, Davos Hanich, Jacques Ledoux, André Heinrich, Jacques Branchu
- Genre Romance, Science Fiction
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video
The Last Bolshevik
(Le Tombeau d'Alexandre)
A documentary reflection on the work of Soviet filmmaker Aleksandr Medvedkin.
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- France, Finland • 1993
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast Aleksandr Medvedkin
- Genre History, Documentary
- Available on OVID, Amazon Video
Cuba: Battle of the 10,000,000
(La bataille des dix millions)
The battle for the 10 million ton sugar crop and the already legendary autocritique of Fidel Castro.
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- France, Cuba • 1971
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
If I Had Four Dromedaries
(Si j'avais quatre dromadaires)
A search fir the meanings of the photographic image.
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- France, West Germany • 1966
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast Pierre Vaneck, Nicolas Youmatoff, Catherine Le Couey
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Sans Soleil
(Sans soleil)
This experimental essay-film weaves together narratives from across the world.
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- France • 1983
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast Florence Delay, Arielle Dombasle, Riyoko Ikeda, Charlotte Kerr, Alexandra Stewart
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Kanopy, Criterion Channel, DocAlliance Films
Remembrance of Things to Come
(Le Souvenir d'un avenir)
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- France • 2001
- Director Chris Marker, Yannick Bellon
- Cast Pierre Arditi
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Amazon Video
The Koumiko Mystery
(Le Mystère Koumiko)
Meaning to film the 1964 Olympic games, documentarion Chris Marker encounters the enigmatic Muroaka Kumiko and films her around Tokyo.
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- France • 1965
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast Chris Marker, Koumiko Muraoka
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
¡Cuba Sí!
Initially banned in France, Marker’s film is a chronicle of the evolution of the Cuban Revolution.
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- France • 1961
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast Nicolas Yumatov, Étienne Lalou, Igor Barrère, Ignacio Biain, Fidel Castro
- Genre Documentary, History
- Available on No streaming locations found.
You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Arthur London
(On vous parle de Prague: Le deuxième procès d'Arthur London)
Chris Marker conducts interviews on the set of Costa-Gavras’ The Confession.
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- France • 1971
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Costa-Gavras, Artur London, Jorge Semprún
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Statues Also Die
(Les statues meurent aussi)
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- France • 1953
- Director Chris Marker, Alain Resnais, Ghislain Cloquet
- Cast Jean Négroni
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
You Speak of Brazil: Tortures
(On vous parle du Brésil: Tortures)
An interview with persecuted Brazilian political revolutionaries.
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- France • 1969
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Letter from Siberia
(Lettre de Sibérie)
A traveler ruminates upon his experiences in Siberia and the Soviet industrialization effort occurring there.
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- France • 1957
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast Georges Rouquier
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel, DocAlliance Films
Mémoires pour Simone
A friend's tribute portrait of an actress and activist.
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- France • 1986
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Far from Vietnam
(Loin du Vietnam)
Six filmmakers from the French New Wave era create a collaborative cinematic protest of the Vietnam War.
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- France • 1967
- Director Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, Chris Marker, Alain Resnais, Claude Lelouch, William Klein, Joris Ivens
- Cast Anne Bellec, Karen Blanguernon, Bernard Fresson, Jean-Luc Godard, Hồ Chí Minh, Fidel Castro
- Genre Documentary, War
- Available on OVID, Amazon Video
Class of Struggle
(Classe de lutte)
A female factory worker becomes a union organizer in this radical film produced by the workers themselves.
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- France • 1969
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast
- Genre
- Available on OVID, Amazon Video
The Sixth Side of the Pentagon
(La Sixième Face du Pentagone)
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- France • 1968
- Director Chris Marker, François Reichenbach
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Amazon Video
You Speak of Paris: Maspero. Words Have Meaning
(On vous parle de Paris: Maspero. Les mots ont un sens)
An affectionate portrait of the left-wing publisher and bookshop owner François Maspero.
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- France • 1971
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast François Maspero
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Embassy
(L'ambassade)
Found footage embassy where political activists had taken refuge after a military coup.
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- France • 1973
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast
- Genre
- Available on OVID, Amazon Video
Sunday in Peking
(Dimanche à Pékin)
Everyday life in Peking seen through the eyes of Chris Marker.
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- France • 1956
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast Gilles Quéant
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel, DocAlliance Films
The Train Rolls On
(Le train en marche)
Following the famous CineTrain run by Medvedkin with interviews and archival footage.
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- France • 1973
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast Aleksandr Medvedkin, François Périer
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Description of a Struggle
(Description d'un combat)
Chris Marker combines still images, archival footage, and literate commentary to create a complex and personal portrayal of Israel.
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- Israel, France • 1960
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast Alan Adair
- Genre Documentary
- Available on DocAlliance Films
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer
(La solitude du chanteur de fond)
A portrait of singer Yves Montand in the days leading up to his 1974 performance for Chilean political refugees.
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- France • 1974
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast Yves Montand
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
A. K.
A behind-the-scenes look at the production of Kurosawa's hit film Ran.
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- France, Japan • 1985
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast Chris Marker, Akira Kurosawa, Asakazu Nakai, Fumio Yanoguchi, Ishirō Honda
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Olympia 52
In his first feature-length work, Chris Marker documents the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.
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- France • 1952
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
2084
(2084: Video clip pour une réflexion syndicale et pour le plaisir)
A socialist critique of the coming years of French trade unionism- looking 100 years in the future.
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- France • 1984
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast François Périer, Bibiane Kirby, Atika Tahiri
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Cat Listening to Music
(Chat écoutant la musique)
A cat lulls around, listening to music.
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- France • 1988
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast Guillaume-en-Egypte
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID
A Mayor in Kosovo
(Un maire au Kosovo)
An interview with a mayor during wartime.
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- France • 2000
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Junkopia
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- France • 1981
- Director Chris Marker, Frank Simeone, John Chapman
- Cast Arielle Dombasle
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel, DocAlliance Films
We Maintain It Is Possible
(Puisqu'on vous dit que c'est possible)
Workers clash with security, police, and bosses during the 1973 labor demonstrations at the Lip watch factory.
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- France • 1973
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Berliner Ballade
A look at the streets and political landscape of the recently re-unified Berlin.
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- France • 1990
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Theory of Sets
(Théorie des ensembles)
Chris Marker explores set theory, using Noah's Ark as an example.
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- France • 1991
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast
- Genre Documentary, Animation
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Prime Time In The Camps
(Le 20 heures dans les camps)
A group of young people put together an independent TV program detailing their lives in a Bosnian refugee camp.
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- France • 1993
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast
- Genre
- Available on OVID
Blue Helmet
(Casque bleu)
A peacekeeper in Bosnia and Herzegovina recounts his experiences.
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- France • 1995
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID
Tokyo Days
An idiosyncratic view of a bustling Japanese city.
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- France • 1988
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast Arielle Dombasle, Chris Marker
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Cinétracts
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- France • 1968
- Director Jean-Luc Godard, Chris Marker, Alain Resnais, Jacques Loiseleux, Jean-Pierre Gorin, Philippe Garrel, Jackie Raynal, Gérard Fromanger, Jean-Denis Bonan
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
E-clip-se
During the solar eclipse of August 11, 1999, Chris Marker documents the French public looking up to the skies.
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- France • 1999
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Slon Tango
An elephant lumbers around his enclosure to Stravinsky.
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- France • 1993
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast
- Genre
- Available on OVID
Tchaïka
A cinematic haiku by director Chris Marker.
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- France • 1994
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Zoo Piece
A short montage of zoo animals shot with increasing focus on the somber conditions of their imprisonment.
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- France • 1990
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID
Owl Gets in Your Eyes
A cinematic haiku by director Chris Marker.
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- France • 1994
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast Catherine Belkhodja
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
You Speak of Brazil: Carlos Marighella
(On vous parle du Brésil: Carlos Marighella)
A reconstruction of the life and political struggle of Carlos Marighella.
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- France • 1970
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast Carlos Marighella, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
An Owl is an Owl is an Owl
A video haiku featuring various owls over an ambient electronic track.
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- France • 1990
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID
Matta '85
A portrait of the Chilean surrealist Roberto Matta at his solo exhibition at the Centre Pompidou.
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- France • 1985
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast Roberto Matta
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Petite Ceinture
A cinematic haiku by director Chris Marker.
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- France • 1994
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Leila Attacks
A classic game of cat and mouse.
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- France • 2007
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast
- Genre Comedy, Documentary, Action, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Three Haiku Videos
(Trois video haikus)
A collection of three short 'haiku videos' by documentarian Chris Marker.
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- • 1994
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast Catherine Belkhodja
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London
(On vous parle de Prague: Le deuxième procès d'Artur London)
An investigative documentary about Costa-Gavras' "The Confession" and the Slansky Trials.
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- France • 1971
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Berliner Ballade
A short film capturing the spirit of German citizens in the months after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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- France • 1990
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast Catherine Belkhodja, Wolf Biermann, Stephan Hermlin, Jürgen Böttcher, Jutta Braband
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID
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