Overview:
A man is sent back and forth and in and out of time in an experiment that attempts to unravel the fate and the solution to the problems of a post-apocalyptic world during the aftermath of WW3. The experiment results in him getting caught up in a perpetual reminiscence of past events that are recreated on an airport’s viewing pier.| Status: | Released (1962-02-16) |
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| Awards: | 2 wins |
| Screen: | Chris Marker |
| Productions: | Argos Films, Radio-Télévision Française |
| Production Countries: | France |
| Spoken Languages: | Deutsch, Français |
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Casts
- 9960: Jean Négroni - The Narrator (voice)
- 9961: Hélène Chatelain - The Woman
- 9962: Davos Hanich - The Man
- 9963: Jacques Ledoux - The Experimenter
- 1167681: André Heinrich -
- 1167682: Jacques Branchu -
- 1167683: Pierre Joffroy -
Crews
- 9956: Chris Marker - Director - Directing
- 9957: Jean Chiabaut - Director of Photography - Camera
- 9958: Jean Ravel - Editor - Editing
- 2304: Anatole Dauman - Producer - Production
- 9956: Chris Marker - Director of Photography - Camera
- 131778: Trevor Duncan - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 9959: Antoine Bonfanti - Sound Editor - Sound
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Reviews
Cyberknight
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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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This French short film, made in 1962 at the height of the Cold War, tells the story of an unnamed man who travels through time looking for help for the destroyed city of Paris. It served as the basis for "Twelve Monkeys," and, I theorize, may have kick started the central idea in "Th ....
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