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Le fond de l'air est rouge

  • 1977
  • 4h
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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Le fond de l'air est rouge (1977)
Documentary

French essay film focusing on global political turmoil in the 1960s and '70s, particularly the rise of the New Left in France and the development of socialist movements in Latin America.French essay film focusing on global political turmoil in the 1960s and '70s, particularly the rise of the New Left in France and the development of socialist movements in Latin America.French essay film focusing on global political turmoil in the 1960s and '70s, particularly the rise of the New Left in France and the development of socialist movements in Latin America.

  • Director
    • Chris Marker
  • Writer
    • Chris Marker
  • Stars
    • Simone Signoret
    • Jorge Semprún
    • Davos Hanich
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    1.1K
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    • Director
      • Chris Marker
    • Writer
      • Chris Marker
    • Stars
      • Simone Signoret
      • Jorge Semprún
      • Davos Hanich
    • 8User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Simone Signoret
    Simone Signoret
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Jorge Semprún
    Jorge Semprún
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Davos Hanich
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Sandra Scarnati
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    François Maspero
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Laurence Cuvillier
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    François Périer
    François Périer
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Yves Montand
    Yves Montand
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Beatriz Allende
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Salvador Allende
    Salvador Allende
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Fidel Castro
    Fidel Castro
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Charles de Gaulle
    Charles de Gaulle
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Giangiacomo Feltrinelli
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Vladimir Lenin
    Vladimir Lenin
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    André Malraux
    André Malraux
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Zedong Mao
    Zedong Mao
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Chris Marker
    Chris Marker
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Nixon
    Richard Nixon
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Chris Marker
    • Writer
      • Chris Marker(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      The untranslatable French title is a play on words suggesting that revolution was in the air but not on the ground. The English title, "A Grin without a Cat", has a similar meaning. Director Chris Marker has given it the subtitle "Scenes from the Third World War 1967-1977".
    • Alternate versions
      Originally released in 1977, the film was revised by director Chris Marker in 1993. Among other things, Marker added a coda addressing the end of the Cold War. This later version was given English subtitles and released in the United States in 2002 as "A Grin without a Cat."
    • Connections
      Edited from The Mills of the Gods: Viet Nam (1965)
    • Soundtracks
      Les temps des cerises
      Performed by Théâtre à bretelles

      Arranged by J. F. Goyet

    User reviews8

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    10/10
    Le fond de l'air est Marker...
    As always Marker give us a breathtaking beautiful movie to shake our minds and think about the world around us. Its sad to realize through the images that even when the movie is about the history of 50 years back now, the ideologies, the problems and the unfairness of the world remains pretty the same. The compilation of images, documents, videos, interviews is excellent. How can Marker be everywhere and always in the right moment? Just because is Marker I guess. Excellent movie for people of any age or nationality in the mood of caring about the society and enjoying Marker's mastery using the video as a real communicator of deep thoughts.
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    • carlitaantonini
    • Mar 2, 2008

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    • Release date
      • November 23, 1977 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • Spanish
      • English
      • German
      • Japanese
      • Vietnamese
    • Also known as
      • Punaista ilmaa
    • Production companies
      • Iskra
      • Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA)
      • Dovidis
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $43,616
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,449
      • May 5, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $43,616
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    • Runtime
      4 hours
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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