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7.9/10 • 917

1962-02-160h 29m

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A man's obsession with an image of his past

A man confronts his past during an experiment that attempts to find a solution to the problems of a post-apocalyptic world caused by a world war.

Directors
Chris Marker
Editors
Jean Ravel

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  1. Jean Négroni

    Jean Négroni

    Narrator (voice)

  2. Hélène Chatelain

    Hélène Chatelain

  3. Davos Hanich

    Davos Hanich

  4. Jacques Ledoux

    Jacques Ledoux

  5. André Heinrich

    André Heinrich

  6. Jacques Branchu

    Jacques Branchu

  7. Pierre Joffroy

    Pierre Joffroy

  8. Étienne Becker

    Étienne Becker

  9. Philbert von Lifchitz

    Philbert von Lifchitz

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Cyberknight

Sep 29, 2019

9/10

The short film that inspired Terry Gilliam's "Twelve Monkeys" (1995). A man travels through time, to his life before World War III, guided by his persistent memories of the past. The story is thoroughly narrated, almost completely made of still greyscale images.

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Status
Released
Original Language
French
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
paris, francenuclear warpost-apocalyptic futureparis orly airporttime travelradioactivityshort film