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Chris Marker196228mShort Film, Sci-Fi, Classic, Drama

Why we chose it

Chris Marker, a documentarian like no other, built this experiment from still photographs shown one after another for twenty-eight minutes, and only once, when a woman lying in bed opens her eyes, does the film truly move. Its journey through time will keep you awake long after.

Synopsis

After World War III, Paris lies in ruins and the survivors live in underground tunnels, where experiments in time travel are carried out on prisoners. One of them carries an unusually vivid childhood memory: the observation deck at Orly airport, the face of an unknown woman and something he saw there that he never understood. That is exactly why he is chosen.

Information

Director
Cast
Production year
1962
Decade
1960s
Duration
28m
Genre
Short FilmSci-FiClassicDrama
Language
French, German
Country
France
Subtitles
Polish
Age rating
16+

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