Chris Marker (I) (1921–2012)


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Chris Marker was born on July 29, 1921 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France as Christian François Bouche-Villeneuve. He was a director and writer, known for 12 Macacos (1995), Sans soleil (1983) and Description d'un combat (1960). He died on July 29, 2012 in Paris, France. See full bio »

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(age 91) in Paris, France

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12 Macacos Writer
(1995)
Sans soleil Director
(1983)
(1960)
La jetée Director
(1962)

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 2011 Kino (Short)
 2007 Leila Attacks (Short)
 2004 Chats perchés (TV Movie documentary)
 2001 Le souvenir d'un avenir (Video documentary short)
 2000 Un maire au Kosovo (Documentary short)
 2000 Une journée d'Andrei Arsenevitch (Documentary)
 1999 E-clip-se (Documentary short) (as Chris)
 1997 Level Five (Documentary)
 1995 Casque bleu (Documentary)
 1994 Owl Gets in Your Eyes (Short)
 1994 Petite ceinture (Short)
 1994 Tchaïka (Short)
 1994 Bullfight in Okinawa (Documentary short)
 1993 Le 20 heures dans les camps (Documentary short)
 1993 Le tombeau d'Alexandre (Documentary)
 1990 An Owl Is an Owl Is an Owl (Documentary short)
 1990 Berliner Ballade (TV Short documentary)
 1990 Chat écoutant la musique (Documentary short)
 1990 Détour Ceausescu (Documentary short)
 1990 Slon Tango (Documentary short)
 1990 Théorie des ensembles (Documentary short) (as Chris. Marker)
 1990 Zoo Piece (Documentary short)
 1988 Tokyo Days (Documentary short)
 1986 Mémoires pour Simone (Documentary)
 1985 From Chris to Christo (Short documentary)
 1985 Matta '85 (Documentary short)
 1985 A.K. (Documentary)
 1984 2084: Video clip pour une réflexion syndicale et pour le plaisir (Documentary short) (as Chris. Marker)
 1983 Sans soleil (Documentary) (as Chris. Marker)
 1981 Junkopia (Documentary short) (as Chris. Marker)
 1977 Le fond de l'air est rouge (Documentary) (as Chris. Marker)
 1974 La solitude du chanteur de fond (Documentary)
 1973 L'ambassade (Short) (uncredited)
 1973 Le train en marche (Documentary short)
 1972 Vive la baleine (Documentary short)
 1971 La bataille des dix millions (Documentary)
 1970 On vous parle de Paris: Maspero. Les mots ont un sens (Documentary short) (uncredited)
 1970 On vous parle du Brésil: Carlos Marighela (Documentary short)
 1969 Classe de lutte (Documentary short) (co-director)
 1969 Jour de tournage (Documentary short)
 1969 On vous parle du Brésil: Tortures (Documentary short)
 1968 Cinétracts (Documentary) (uncredited)
 1968 La sixième face du pentagone (Documentary short)
 1968 À bientôt, j'espère (Documentary)
 1967 Rhodiacéta
 1967 Longe do Vietnam (Documentary) (supervising)
 1966 Si j'avais quatre dromadaires (Documentary)
 1965 Le mystère Koumiko (Documentary)
 1963 Le joli mai (Documentary)
 1962 La jetée (Short)
 1961 ¡Cuba Sí! (Documentary)
 1960 Description d'un combat (Documentary)
 1959 Les astronautes (Short) (credit only)
 1958 Lettre de Sibérie (Documentary)
 1956 Dimanche à Pekin (Documentary short)
 1953 Les statues meurent aussi (Documentary short)
 1952 Olympia 52 (Documentary)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Radio-play: "La peur à la radio: le fantastique". See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie | 4 Print Biographies | 3 Articles | See more »


Alternate Names:

Jacopo Berenzini | Chris | Michel Krasna | Sandor Krasna | Chris And Magic Marker | Chris. Marker | Hayao Yamaneko

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 649-654. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988. See more »

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