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Chris Marker (1921–2012)

Director | Writer | Editor

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An infamously private person, he has never granted an interview and fastidiously keeps his personal life and biographical information hidden. Many believe he sometimes attends events showing his films in disguise. See more trivia »

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Christian François Bouche-Villeneuve
in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Died:

(age 91) in Paris, France
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Hide HideDirector (53 titles)
2007 Leila Attacks (short)
 
2004 The Case of the Grinning Cat (TV documentary)
 
2003 Remembrance of Things to Come (video documentary short)
 
2000 Cinéma, de notre temps (TV series documentary)
– Une journée d'Andrei Arsenevitch (2000)
 
2000 Un maire au Kosovo (documentary short)
 
1997 Level Five (documentary)
 
1995 Casque bleu (documentary)
 
1993 The Last Bolshevik (documentary)
 
1993 Le 20 heures dans les camps (documentary short)
 
1992 Le facteur sonne toujours cheval (TV movie)
 
1990 Zoo Piece (documentary short)
 
1990 Cat Listening to Music (short)
 
1990 An Owl Is an Owl Is an Owl (documentary short)
 
1990 Berliner Ballade (TV documentary short)
 
1989 L'héritage de la chouette (TV mini-series documentary)
– Amnésie ou Le sens de l'histoire (1989)
– Cosmogonie ou L'usage du monde (1989)
– Démocratie ou La cité des songes (1989)
– Logomachie ou Les mots de la tribu (1989)
– Mathématique ou L'empire des signes (1989)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1988 Tokyo Days (documentary short)
 
1986 Mémoires pour Simone (documentary)
 
1985 A.K. (documentary)
 
1985 Matta '85 (documentary short)
 
1985 From Chris to Christo (documentary short)
 
1984 2084: Video clip pour une réflexion syndicale et pour le plaisir (documentary short)
 
1983 Sans Soleil (documentary) (as Chris. Marker)
 
1981 Junkopia (documentary short)
 
1977 Grin Without a Cat (documentary) (as Chris. Marker)
 
1974 La solitude du chanteur de fond (documentary)
 
1973 The Train Rolls On (documentary short)
 
1973 On vous parle du Chili: Ce que disait Allende (documentary short)
 
1973 Puisqu'on vous dit que c'est possible (documentary)
 
1973 L'ambassade (short)
 
1972 Three Cheers for the Whale (documentary short)
 
1971 Cuba: Battle of the 10,000,000 (documentary)
 
1971 On vous parle de Prague: Le deuxième procès d'Artur London (short)
 
1970 On vous parle de Paris: Maspero. Les mots ont un sens (documentary short)
 
1970 On vous parle du Brésil: Carlos Marighela (documentary short)
 
1969 Classe de lutte (documentary short)
 
1969 On vous parle du Brésil: Tortures (documentary short)
 
1969 Jour de tournage (documentary short)
 
1968 Cinétracts (documentary) (uncredited)
 
1968 Be Seeing You (documentary)
 
1968 La sixième face du pentagone (documentary short)
 
1967 Far from Vietnam (documentary) (supervising)
 
1967 The Koumiko Mystery (documentary)
 
1967 Rhodiacéta
 
1966 Si j'avais quatre dromadaires (documentary)
 
1963 Le joli mai (documentary)
 
1962 La Jetée (short)
 
1961 ¡Cuba Sí! (documentary)
 
1961 Description d'un combat (documentary)
 
1959 Les astronautes (short)
 
1957 Letter from Siberia (documentary)
 
1956 Dimanche à Pekin (documentary short)
 
1953 Statues also Die (documentary short)
 
1952 Olympia 52 (documentary)
 
Show ShowWriter (46 titles)
2007 Leila Attacks (short)
 
2004 The Case of the Grinning Cat (TV documentary)
 
2003 Remembrance of Things to Come (video documentary short)
 
2000 Cinéma, de notre temps (TV series documentary)
– Une journée d'Andrei Arsenevitch (2000) (writer)
 
1997 Level Five (documentary)
 
1995 Twelve Monkeys (film La Jetée)
 
1995 Casque bleu (documentary)
 
1993 The Last Bolshevik (documentary) (writer)
 
1989 L'héritage de la chouette (TV mini-series documentary)
– Amnésie ou Le sens de l'histoire (1989) (writer)
– Cosmogonie ou L'usage du monde (1989) (writer)
– Démocratie ou La cité des songes (1989) (writer)
– Logomachie ou Les mots de la tribu (1989) (writer)
– Mathématique ou L'empire des signes (1989) (writer)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1988 Tokyo Days (documentary short) (written by)
 
1985 A.K. (documentary)
 
1985 Matta '85 (documentary short)
 
1984 2084: Video clip pour une réflexion syndicale et pour le plaisir (documentary short) (commentary)
 
1983 Sans Soleil (documentary) (as Chris. Marker)
 
1981 Junkopia (documentary short)
 
1977 Grin Without a Cat (documentary)
 
1976 The Spiral (documentary) (commentary)
 
1973 Kashima Paradise (documentary) (narration)
 
1973 L'ambassade (short) (writer)
 
1972 Three Cheers for the Whale (documentary short) (commentary)
 
1971 Cuba: Battle of the 10,000,000 (documentary)
 
1970 On vous parle de Paris: Maspero. Les mots ont un sens (documentary short) (concept)
 
1970 On vous parle du Brésil: Carlos Marighela (documentary short) (concept)
 
1969 On vous parle du Brésil: Tortures (documentary short) (writer)
 
1968 Cinétracts (documentary) (concept - uncredited)
 
1968 La sixième face du pentagone (documentary short) (writer)
 
1967 Far from Vietnam (documentary) (supervising writer)
 
1967 The Koumiko Mystery (documentary)
 
1966 Le volcan interdit (documentary)
 
1966 Rotterdam-Europoort (documentary short) (adaptation)
 
1966 Si j'avais quatre dromadaires (documentary)
 
1965 Valparaiso (documentary short)
 
1963 Le joli mai (documentary)
 
1962 La Jetée (short) (screenplay and dialogue)
 
1961 ¡Cuba Sí! (documentary)
 
1961 Description d'un combat (documentary)
 
1960 America As Seen by a Frenchman (documentary) (dialogue)
 
1958 La mer et les jours (short) (commentary)
 
1957 Django Reinhardt (short)
 
1957 Le mystère de l'atelier quinze (short) (commentary)
 
1957 Letter from Siberia (documentary)
 
1956 Les hommes de la baleine (documentary short) (commentary / as Jacopo Berenzini)
 
1956 Dimanche à Pekin (documentary short)
 
1955 Night and Fog (documentary short) (script editor - uncredited)
 
1953 Statues also Die (documentary short) (writer)
 
1952 Olympia 52 (documentary)
 
Show ShowEditor (21 titles)
2004 The Case of the Grinning Cat (TV documentary)
 
2000 Cinéma, de notre temps (TV series documentary)
– Une journée d'Andrei Arsenevitch (2000)
 
1993 The Last Bolshevik (documentary)
 
1988 Tokyo Days (documentary short) (uncredited)
 
1985 A.K. (documentary)
 
1985 Matta '85 (documentary short)
 
1984 2084: Video clip pour une réflexion syndicale et pour le plaisir (documentary short)
 
1983 Sans Soleil (documentary) (as Chris. Marker)
 
1977 Grin Without a Cat (documentary)
 
1976 The Spiral (documentary)
 
1974 La solitude du chanteur de fond (documentary)
 
1974 Les deux mémoires (documentary)
 
1973 On vous parle du Chili: Ce que disait Allende (documentary short)
 
1973 Puisqu'on vous dit que c'est possible (documentary)
 
1972 Three Cheers for the Whale (documentary short)
 
1971 Cuba: Battle of the 10,000,000 (documentary)
 
1970 On vous parle de Paris: Maspero. Les mots ont un sens (documentary short)
 
1970 On vous parle du Brésil: Carlos Marighela (documentary short)
 
1967 The Koumiko Mystery (documentary)
 
1966 Si j'avais quatre dromadaires (documentary)
 
1965 The Heat of a Thousand Suns (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (6 titles)
2007 Leila Attacks (short) (producer)
 
1989 L'héritage de la chouette (TV mini-series documentary) (producer - 13 episodes)
– Amnésie ou Le sens de l'histoire (1989) (producer)
– Cosmogonie ou L'usage du monde (1989) (producer)
– Démocratie ou La cité des songes (1989) (producer)
– Logomachie ou Les mots de la tribu (1989) (producer)
– Mathématique ou L'empire des signes (1989) (producer)
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1979 La batalla de Chile: La lucha de un pueblo sin armas - Tercera parte: El poder popular (documentary) (producer)
 
1976 La batalla de Chile: La lucha de un pueblo sin armas - Segunda parte: El golpe de estado (documentary) (producer)
 
1975 La batalla de Chile: La lucha de un pueblo sin armas - Primera parte: La insurreción de la burguesía (documentary) (producer)
 
1967 Far from Vietnam (documentary) (producer)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (18 titles)
2004 The Case of the Grinning Cat (TV documentary)
 
2000 Cinéma, de notre temps (TV series documentary)
– Une journée d'Andrei Arsenevitch (2000)
 
1997 Level Five (documentary)
 
1993 The Last Bolshevik (documentary)
 
1993 Le 20 heures dans les camps (documentary short)
 
1988 Tokyo Days (documentary short) (uncredited)
 
1985 Matta '85 (documentary short)
 
1983 Sans Soleil (documentary)
 
1973 On vous parle du Chili: Ce que disait Allende (documentary short)
 
1973 Puisqu'on vous dit que c'est possible (documentary)
 
1968 La sixième face du pentagone (documentary short)
 
1967 The Koumiko Mystery (documentary)
 
1966 Le volcan interdit (documentary)
 
1966 Si j'avais quatre dromadaires (documentary)
 
1962 La Jetée (short)
 
1961 ¡Cuba Sí! (documentary)
 
1956 Dimanche à Pekin (documentary short)
 
1952 Olympia 52 (documentary)
 
Show ShowComposer (5 titles)
2004 The Case of the Grinning Cat (TV documentary) (as Michel Krasna)
 
2003 Remembrance of Things to Come (video documentary short) (as Michel Krasna)
 
1997 Level Five (documentary) (as Michel Krasna)
 
1983 Sans Soleil (documentary) (as Michel Krasna)
 
1981 Junkopia (documentary short) (as Michel Krasna)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
1996 The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of Twelve Monkeys (video documentary) (photograph source)
 
1988 Les pyramides bleues (technical consultant)
 
1956 Toute la mémoire du monde (documentary short) (collaborator - as Chris And Magic Marker)
 
Show ShowEditorial Department (2 titles)
2010 Naked Science (TV series documentary) (colorist - 1 episode, 2010) (post-production - 1 episode, 2010)
– Lightning Chasers (2010) (colorist, post-production)
 
1964 Les chemins de la fortune (documentary) (collaborating editor)
 
Show ShowSpecial Effects (2 titles)
1984 2084: Video clip pour une réflexion syndicale et pour le plaisir (documentary short) (special effects - as Hayao Yamaneko)
 
1983 Sans Soleil (documentary) (special effects - as Hayao Yamaneko)
 
Show ShowVisual Effects (1 title)
1996 Souvenir (computer graphic effects)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1993 The Last Bolshevik (documentary) (composer: additional music - as Michel Krasna)
 
Show ShowSound Department (1 title)
1972 Three Cheers for the Whale (documentary short) (sound)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
1970 The Confession (still photographer)
 
1955 Night and Fog (documentary short) (assistant director)
 
Show ShowThanks (8 titles)
2012 Emerald Dream (short) (in memory of) (completed)
 
2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 2 episodes)
– Pack Bond 50 (2012) (in memory of)
– 12 Monos (2012) (in memory of)
 
2009 Zeitsprung (short) (dedicatee)
 
2009 La ausencia (documentary short) (dedicatee)
 
2007 The Adjoining Room (short) (thanks)
 
2006 Cache ta joie (short) (thanks)
 
2002 Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (this film is dedicated to)
 
1994 Music for the Movies: Tôru Takemitsu (documentary) (gratitude)
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
2009 La traversée du désir (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Cinéma, de notre temps (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Une journée d'Andrei Arsenevitch (2000) … Himself (voice) (uncredited)
 
1997 Level Five (documentary)
Himself (voice) (uncredited)
 
1988 Tokyo Days (documentary short)
Himself (voice) (uncredited)
 
1985 A.K. (documentary)
narrator in the French version (voice)
 
1985 Tokyo-Ga (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1977 Grin Without a Cat (documentary)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1974 La solitude du chanteur de fond (documentary)
 
1973 Puisqu'on vous dit que c'est possible (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1973 Kashima Paradise (documentary)
Narrator
 
1963 Le joli mai (documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2013 The 85th Oscars (TV special)
Himself - Writer & Director (In Memoriam)
 
2013 The EE British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Memorial Tribute
 
2012 Cinéphiles de notre temps (TV series documentary)
 
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(2005) Art exhibition: "Owls at Noon Prelude: The Hollow Men". New York City: Museum of Moving Images. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Jacopo Berenzini | Michel Krasna | Chris And Magic Marker | Chris. Marker | Hayao Yamaneko
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An infamously private person, he has never granted an interview and fastidiously keeps his personal life and biographical information hidden. Many believe he sometimes attends events showing his films in disguise. See more »

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