La Jetée
Dir.: Chris Marker | Scr.: Chris Marker | Cast: Hélène Châtelain, Davos Hanich, Jacques Ledoux.
During a Third World War, a boy witnesses a man dying at an airport and is haunted by the incident. Later, as an adult, in an attempt to save humanity, he participates in experimental time-travel journeys to various periods of the past, eventually falling in love with a woman who awaits him in all places and all times. Composed of still photographs rather than moving images, the short film La Jetée continues to captivate filmmakers and cinephiles, being profoundly bold in its simplicity. The celebrated film essayist Chris Marker uses only black-and-white frames that exude mystery and menace, snippets of music, and brief narration—with a complete absence of dialogue between characters—to convey his story.
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