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A Grin Without A Cat

Original title: Le fond de l'air est rouge
  • 19771977
  • 4h
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
1.1K
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A Grin Without A Cat (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.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
1.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Chris Marker
  • Writer
    • Chris Marker
  • Stars
    • Laurence Cuvillier(voice)
    • Davos Hanich(voice)
    • François Maspero(voice)
  • Director
    • Chris Marker
  • Writer
    • Chris Marker
  • Stars
    • Laurence Cuvillier(voice)
    • Davos Hanich(voice)
    • François Maspero(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 8User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Fidel Castro in A Grin Without A Cat (1977)
    Jorge Semprún in A Grin Without A Cat (1977)
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    Top cast

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    Laurence Cuvillier
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Davos Hanich
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    François Maspero
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Yves Montand
    Yves Montand
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    François Périer
    François Périer
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Sandra Scarnati
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Jorge Semprún
    Jorge Semprún
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Simone Signoret
    Simone Signoret
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Beatriz Allende
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    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
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    Did you know

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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 Minamata (1971)

    User reviews8

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    1967
    This is Chris Marker's three hour elegy to the New Left and the contradictions that swept the world in 1967 and 68. Divided in two parts, Marker covers Vietnam, Che's death, May 68, Prague, Chile and much more, connecting these images with Marker's comments about the downfall of the New Left.

    Each image is so powerful by itself. From a distorted Fidel giving a speech to a demonstration in Japan against a company that's poisoning the water. A true compilation of historical documents. It's three hours long, but it's worth it.
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    4
    • carlospavan
    • May 6, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 23, 1977 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • Spanish
      • English
      • German
      • Japanese
      • Vietnamese
    • Also known as
      • Grin Without a Cat
    • Production companies
      • Dovidis
      • Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA)
      • Iskra
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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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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      4 hours
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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