LA JETÉE
by Chris Marker
synopsis
Time travel, still images, past, present and future and the aftermath of World War III. The tale of a man, a slave, sent back and forth, in and out of time, to find a solution to the world's fate, to replenish its decreasing stocks of food, medicine and energies, and in doing so, resulting in a perpetual memory of a lone female, life, death and past events that are recreated on an airport jetty.
international title: | La jetée |
original title: | La jetée |
country: | France |
year: | 1962 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Chris Marker |
film run: | 28' |
release date: | FR 16/02/1962, IT 13/07/1963, CH 28/07/1963, DE 10/1963, SE 12/09/1965, UK 03/1966, FI 16/02/1967, DK 09/02/1970, GR 15/10/2006 |
screenplay: | Chris Marker |
cast: | Étienne Becker, Jean Négroni, Hélène Chatelain |
film editing: | Jean Ravel |