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La jetée (1962) 8.2
Time travel, still images, a 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 ... See full summary » Director:Chris MarkerWriter:Chris Marker (screenplay) |
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Hélène Chatelain | ... |
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Time travel, still images, a 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 airports jetée. Written by Cinema_Fan
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Country:
FranceRelease Date:
16 February 1962 (France) See more »Also Known As:
The Pier See more »Filming Locations:
Orly Airport, Orly, Val-de-Marne, FranceCompany Credits
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MonoColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
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(uncredited)
Music by Trevor Duncan
Plays during the museum scene
Boosey & Hawkes Ltd
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Jean Negroni is known to have been the French narrator. But the English version is supposed to have been voiced by William Klein, the "man from the future." See more »Quotes
Narrator: They begin again. The man doesn't die, nor does he go mad. He suffers. They continue.See more »
Crazy Credits
The opening credits do not describe it as a film, but "un photo-roman." See more »Soundtracks
"The Girl (Theme)"(uncredited)
Music by Trevor Duncan
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In 1995, Terry Gilliam made one of the finest movies in the nineties: "Twelve Monkeys". To explain how he made this awesome movie, he openly declared that he drew his inspiration from a French short film: "La Jetée". It is true that the 2 opus have similarities: both present a devastated earth caused by man's madness, survivors who take refuge in underground rooms and try to improve their grueling living conditions and especially both feature a jaded and manipulated main character.
A short film that is a reflection about time, happiness and love, entirely composed of static shots, "la jetée" is a powerful and mesmerizing work and it may appear as a cornerstone in French cinema. 42 years after its release, it kept all its strength and has not aged a bit. The quality of the editing, the photography and the commentary add to the success of Chris Marker's work.
Highly recommended and the influence of Chris Marker's short film on "Twelve Monkeys" shows well a thing: French cinema inspired a great number of American movies.