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Chris Marker

Chris Marker

Directing

Born July 29, 1921 · Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France

82 films as director · Active 1947–2012

Christian François Bouche-Villeneuve, better known as Chris Marker (France, 29 July 1921 – 29 July 2012), was a French writer, poet, activist, critic, photographer, traveler, journalist, film essayist…

Known for

L’indispensable

L’indispensable

2026

The Beaches of Agnès

The Beaches of Agnès

2008

The Lovely Month of May

The Lovely Month of May

1963

La Traversée du désir

La Traversée du désir

2009

One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich

One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich

1999

Tokyo-Ga

Tokyo-Ga

1985

Tokyo Days

Tokyo Days

1988

Nostalgia for the Future

Nostalgia for the Future

2026

Directed(82)

20 Little Films

201220 Little Films

Imagine

ROYAL POLKA.mov

2011ROYAL POLKA.mov

Overnight

2011Tempo Risoluto

Stopover in Dubai

2011Stopover in Dubai

iDead

Kino

Ouvroir the Movie

2010Ouvroir the Movie

Guillaume Movie

2008Guillaume Movie

2008The Morning After

Pictures at an Exhibition

2008Pictures at an Exhibition★ 5.0

Metrotopia

2008Metrotopia★ 4.5

Henchman Glance

2008Henchman Glance

A Year of TV Seen by Guillaume

2007A Year of TV Seen by Guillaume★ 8.0

2007Leila Attacks★ 4.1

The Andrei Tarkovsky Companion

2007The Andrei Tarkovsky Companion

The Case of the Grinning Cat

2006The Case of the Grinning Cat★ 6.9

Remembrance of Things to Come

2001Remembrance of Things to Come★ 6.8

A Mayor in Kosovo

2000A Mayor in Kosovo★ 7.0

One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich

1999One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich★ 7.2

Eclipse

1999Eclipse★ 5.3

Level Five

1997Level Five★ 6.1

1995Silent Movie (Edit 2)

Blue Helmet

1995Blue Helmet★ 5.4

The Last Bolshevik

1994The Last Bolshevik★ 7.6

Bullfight in Okinawa

1994Bullfight in Okinawa★ 3.0

Three Haiku Videos

1994Three Haiku Videos★ 7.3

1994Owl Gets in Your Eyes★ 5.2

1994Tchaïka★ 4.4

Petite Ceinture

1994Petite Ceinture★ 4.5

Slon Tango

1993Slon Tango★ 3.8

Prime Time in the Camps

1993Prime Time in the Camps★ 5.6

1991Theory of Sets★ 5.8

Rush - Voyage à Moscou

1990Rush - Voyage à Moscou

1990An Owl Is an Owl Is an Owl★ 4.5

Zoo Piece

1990Zoo Piece★ 5.8

1990Berlin 1990

1990Zapping Zone

1990Détour Ceausescu

Berlin 1990

1990Berlin 1990★ 5.2

Cat Listening to Music

1988Cat Listening to Music★ 8.3

Tokyo Days

1988Tokyo Days★ 5.5

Mémoires pour Simone

1986Mémoires pour Simone★ 8.0

1985Matta '85★ 6.2

From Chris to Christo

1985From Chris to Christo★ 7.0

A. K.

1985A. K.★ 6.3

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

19842084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure★ 6.3

Sans Soleil

1983Sans Soleil★ 7.5

Junkopia

1981Junkopia★ 6.0

When the Century Took Shape (War and Revolution)

1978When the Century Took Shape (War and Revolution)

A Grin Without a Cat

1977A Grin Without a Cat★ 7.9

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer

1974The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer★ 6.4

The Embassy

1973The Embassy★ 6.5

1973We Maintain It Is Possible★ 6.5

You Speak of Chile: What Allende Said

1973You Speak of Chile: What Allende Said★ 5.8

Three Cheers for the Whale

1972Three Cheers for the Whale★ 7.3

The Train Rolls On

1971The Train Rolls On★ 6.3

Cuba: Battle of the 10,000,000

1971Cuba: Battle of the 10,000,000★ 7.3

You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London

1971You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London★ 6.6

1971You Speak of Paris: Maspero. Words Have Meaning★ 5.3

Report on Brazil: Carlos Marighella

1970Report on Brazil: Carlos Marighella★ 6.0

1969Report on Brazil: Torture★ 9.0

1969Jour de tournage★ 5.0

The Sixth Side of the Pentagon

1968The Sixth Side of the Pentagon★ 6.8

Be Seeing You

1968Be Seeing You★ 6.3

Cinétracts

1968Cinétracts★ 7.9

Far from Vietnam

1967Far from Vietnam★ 7.1

If I Had Four Dromedaries

1966If I Had Four Dromedaries★ 7.1

The Koumiko Mystery

1965The Koumiko Mystery★ 6.9

The Lovely Month of May

1963The Lovely Month of May★ 8.0

La Jetée

1962La Jetée★ 7.9

¡Cuba Sí!

1961¡Cuba Sí!★ 7.5

Description of a Struggle

1960Description of a Struggle★ 7.3

The Astronauts

1959The Astronauts★ 6.3

Letter from Siberia

1957Letter from Siberia★ 6.9

Sunday in Peking

1956Sunday in Peking★ 6.4

Statues Also Die

1953Statues Also Die★ 6.9

Olympia 52

1952Olympia 52★ 7.0

1947The End of the World Seen by the Angel Gabriel

Acting(23)

2026L’indispensablePhotos/Extrait

2026Nostalgia for the FutureSelf (Archive footage)

2023Ten Lives of a Cat: A Film about Chris MarkerKaibyō (archive footage)

2020The Invention of Chris MarkerSelf

2015Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never ComplainSelf (archive footage)

2011In Chris Marker's StudioSelf

2011Agnès Varda: From Here to ThereSelf

2009La Traversée du désirSelf

2008The Beaches of AgnèsSelf (archive footage)

1999One Day in the Life of Andrei ArsenevichSelf (voice) (uncredited)

1997Level FiveSelf (voice) (uncredited)

1990Rush - Voyage à MoscouSelf

1988Tokyo DaysSelf (voice) (uncredited)

1985A. K.Self - Narrator (voice)

1985Tokyo-GaSelf (uncredited)

1983Sans SoleilSelf (uncredited)

1978May DaysSelf

1973Kashima ParadiseNarrator (voice)

1968The Sixth Side of the Pentagon

1965The Koumiko MysteryNarrator

1963The Lovely Month of MaySelf / Interviewer (voice)

1962Lumière Award to Chris MarkerSelf

1957Letter from SiberiaStargazer (uncredited)