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Chris Marker

Chris Marker

Christian François Bouche-Villeneuve, also known as Chris Marker (France: 29 July 1921 - 29 July 2012) was a French writer, poet, activist, internaut, critic, photographer, traveler, journalist, film enssayist, multimedia artist and documentary maker.

He began his work as part of the French Rive gauche group, parallel but different from the nouvelle vague, with which he would later share themes and works. He is credited with creating the subjective documentary and is considered a pioneer of collective cinema in France. His cinematographic work is known for its poetic, sometimes ethereal, and video-art-like expression. He dedicated himself, during sixty years of work, to observing, with meticulous curiosity, with caustic and often amusing irony, even with anger, the vicissitudes of world history and also of the individual (memory, art, wars, politics, culture, nature, etc), all this while experimenting with various methods of image manipulation and montage.

He is also known for the ignorance of his person. For years, hardly anyone knew what Chris Marker looked like, he didn't like being photographed, so there were no photos of him. It amused him to offer contradictory accounts of his life in the few written interviews he gave. The closest you can get to Marker's intimate life is in his film career. Philippe Dubois once said: "Chris Marker is, in a way, the most celebrated of the unknown filmmakers". "Rather than a Man Without Qualities, he is a Man Without Biography," says his official website: chrismarker.org.

He used many pseudonyms too, some are Hayao Yamaneko, Jacopo Berenzini, Kosinki, Michel Krasna, Sandor Krasna, Guillaume-en-Égypte (his avatar) & the best known Chris Marker.

Some of his most important works are La Jetée (1962), Sans Soleil (1983), Far From Vietnam (1967), A Grin Without a Cat (1977), Level Five (1997), A.K. (1985) & One Day In the Life of Andrei Arsenevitch (1999). He also dabbled in CD-ROMs with Immemory (1997), has a website called Gorgomancy, a Youtube channel called Kosinki & created a whole world dedicated to his interests, life and works, called 'Ouvroir', in the virtual world game: Second Life.

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Original Concept

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2019

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La Jétee

La Jétee

2013

Story

Kino

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2012

Director

Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke

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2012

Writer

20 Little Films

20 Little Films

2012

Director

iDead

iDead

2011

Director

Imagine

Imagine

2011

Director

Stopover in Dubai

Stopover in Dubai

2011

Director

ROYAL POLKA.mov

ROYAL POLKA.mov

2011

Director

Tempo Risoluto

Tempo Risoluto

2011

Editor, Director

Overnight

Overnight

2011

Director, Writer

Ouvroir the Movie

Ouvroir the Movie

2010

Director

The Morning After

The Morning After

2008

Director, Editor

Henchman Glance

Henchman Glance

2008

Director

Pictures at an Exhibition

Pictures at an Exhibition

2008

Director

Metrotopia

Metrotopia

2008

Writer, Director

Guillaume Movie

Guillaume Movie

2008

Writer, Director

A Year of TV Seen by Guillaume

A Year of TV Seen by Guillaume

2007

Editor, Director

Leila Attacks

Leila Attacks

2007

Director, Director of Photography

The Andrei Tarkovsky Companion

The Andrei Tarkovsky Companion

2007

Director

The Case of the Grinning Cat

The Case of the Grinning Cat

2006

Director, Writer

Green Vinyl

Green Vinyl

2004

Thanks

Remembrance of Things to Come

Remembrance of Things to Come

2001

Writer, Director, Music

A Mayor in Kosovo

A Mayor in Kosovo

2000

Director

Eclipse

Eclipse

1999

Director

One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich

One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich

1999

Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography

Level Five

Level Five

1997

Writer, Director, Original Music Composer, Director of Photography

Twelve Monkeys

Twelve Monkeys

1995

Original Film Writer

Silent Movie (Edit 2)

Silent Movie (Edit 2)

1995

Director

Blue Helmet

Blue Helmet

1995

Director, Writer, Editor

Bullfight in Okinawa

Bullfight in Okinawa

1994

Director

Three Haiku Videos

Three Haiku Videos

1994

Writer, Producer, Director

Owl Gets in Your Eyes

Owl Gets in Your Eyes

1994

Director

Tchaïka

Tchaïka

1994

Director, Editor

Petite Ceinture

Petite Ceinture

1994

Director

Prime Time in the Camps

Prime Time in the Camps

1993

Director

Slon Tango

Slon Tango

1993

Director

The Last Bolshevik

The Last Bolshevik

1993

Director, Editor, Writer, Director of Photography

Theory of Sets

Theory of Sets

1991

Director, Producer

Berliner Ballade

Berliner Ballade

1990

Director, Editor, Writer

An Owl Is an Owl Is an Owl

An Owl Is an Owl Is an Owl

1990

Director

Berlin 1990

Berlin 1990

1990

Director

Zoo Piece

Zoo Piece

1990

Director

Rush - Voyage à Moscou

Rush - Voyage à Moscou

1990

Director

Zapping Zone

Zapping Zone

1990

Director

Détour Ceausescu

Détour Ceausescu

1990

Director, Writer

The Owl's Legacy

The Owl's Legacy

1989

Director, Writer, Producer

Tokyo Days

Tokyo Days

1988

Director, Editor, Writer, Director of Photography

Cat Listening to Music

Cat Listening to Music

1988

Director

Havre

Havre

1986

Thanks

Mémoires pour Simone

Mémoires pour Simone

1986

Director

Matta '85

Matta '85

1985

Director

A. K.

A. K.

1985

Director, Writer, Editor

From Chris to Christo

From Chris to Christo

1985

Director

2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure

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1984

Director

Sans Soleil

Sans Soleil

1983

Writer, Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Visual Effects, Music

Junkopia

Junkopia

1981

Original Music Composer, Writer, Director, Editor

The Battle of Chile: Part III

The Battle of Chile: Part III

1979

Producer, Other

When the Century Took Shape (War and Revolution)

When the Century Took Shape (War and Revolution)

1978

Director

A Grin Without a Cat

A Grin Without a Cat

1977

Writer, Director, Editor

The Spiral

The Spiral

1976

Editor

The Battle of Chile: Part II

The Battle of Chile: Part II

1976

Producer

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer

1974

Director, Editor

Les Deux mémoires

Les Deux mémoires

1974

Editor

The Embassy

The Embassy

1973

Writer, Director

You Speak of Chile: What Allende Said

You Speak of Chile: What Allende Said

1973

Director

We Maintain It Is Possible

We Maintain It Is Possible

1973

Director

Kashima Paradise

Kashima Paradise

1973

Writer

The Train Rolls On

The Train Rolls On

1973

Director

Three Cheers for the Whale

Three Cheers for the Whale

1972

Director, Sound, Writer, Editor

You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London

You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London

1971

Director

You Speak of Paris: Maspero. Words Have Meaning

You Speak of Paris: Maspero. Words Have Meaning

1971

Director

Congo Oyé (We Have Come Back)

Congo Oyé (We Have Come Back)

1971

Editor

Cuba: Battle of the 10,000,000

Cuba: Battle of the 10,000,000

1971

Director

Report on Brazil: Carlos Marighella

Report on Brazil: Carlos Marighella

1970

Director, Editor, Writer

The Confession

The Confession

1970

Still Photographer

Jour de tournage

Jour de tournage

1969

Director

Report on Brazil: Torture

Report on Brazil: Torture

1969

Director, Writer

Class of Struggle

Class of Struggle

1969

Director

The Sixth Side of the Pentagon

The Sixth Side of the Pentagon

1968

Director, Producer, Director of Photography

Cinétracts

Cinétracts

1968

Director, Writer

Be Seeing You

Be Seeing You

1968

Director

Far from Vietnam

Far from Vietnam

1967

Director, Writer, Editor, Producer

If I Had Four Dromedaries

If I Had Four Dromedaries

1966

Writer, Director, Editor, Director of Photography

The Forbidden Volcano

The Forbidden Volcano

1966

Writer, Screenplay

The Koumiko Mystery

The Koumiko Mystery

1965

Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor

The Heat of a Thousand Suns

The Heat of a Thousand Suns

1965

Editor

From a Distant Gaze

From a Distant Gaze

1964

Director of Photography

Valparaiso

Valparaiso

1964

Screenplay

The Lovely Month of May

The Lovely Month of May

1963

Director, Writer

Playtime in Paris

Playtime in Paris

1962

Editor

La Jetée

La Jetée

1962

Director, Director of Photography, Writer

¡Cuba Sí!

¡Cuba Sí!

1961

Writer, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Director

Description of a Struggle

Description of a Struggle

1960

Director, Writer

America as Seen by a Frenchman

America as Seen by a Frenchman

1960

Writer

Night and Fog

Night and Fog

1959

Assistant Director, Script Editor

The Astronauts

The Astronauts

1959

Director

Broadway by Light

Broadway by Light

1958

Writer

The Sea and the Days

The Sea and the Days

1958

Writer

Des Hommes Dans Le Ciel

Des Hommes Dans Le Ciel

1958

Writer

Les hommes de la baleine

Les hommes de la baleine

1958

Writer

Letter from Siberia

Letter from Siberia

1957

Director, Writer

The Mystery of Workshop 15

The Mystery of Workshop 15

1957

Writer

Django Reinhardt

Django Reinhardt

1957

Screenplay

Sunday in Peking

Sunday in Peking

1956

Director, Writer, Director of Photography

Statues Also Die

Statues Also Die

1953

Director, Writer

Olympia 52

Olympia 52

1952

Director, Writer

Concours de rêve : La Clé des songes

Concours de rêve : La Clé des songes

1950

Director, Writer, Creator

The End of the World Seen by the Angel Gabriel

The End of the World Seen by the Angel Gabriel

1947

Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography

ECU

ECU

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