La jetée

19621962
AA
28m

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

33K

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Short Drama Romance

The story of a man forced to explore his memories in the wake of World War III's devastation, told through still images.The story of a man forced to explore his memories in the wake of World War III's devastation, told through still images.The story of a man forced to explore his memories in the wake of World War III's devastation, told through still images.

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

33K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Chris Marker
Writer
- Chris Marker(uncredited)
Stars
- Étienne Becker
- Jean Négroni(voice)
- Hélène Chatelain

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Awards
- 2 wins

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Time travel, still images, 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 airport jetty. —Cinema_Fan

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Taglines
- science fiction
Genres
Certificate
- A
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Trivia
This short film was the inspiration for the Terry Gilliam film Twelve Monkeys (1995).

Quotes
Narrator: Nothing distinguishes memories from ordinary moments. Only later do they become memorable by the scars they leave.

Crazy credits
The opening credits do not describe it as a film, but "un photo-roman."

Connections
Edited into The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of Twelve Monkeys (1996)

Soundtracks
The Girl (Prologue)
(uncredited)
Music by Trevor Duncan
Plays during the park scene
Boosey & Hawkes Ltd

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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.

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