Overview:
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.| 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: | Français |
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Casts
- 9960: Jean Négroni - Narrator (voice)
- 9961: Hélène Chatelain -
- 9962: Davos Hanich -
- 9963: Jacques Ledoux -
- 1167681: André Heinrich -
- 1167682: Jacques Branchu -
- 1167683: Pierre Joffroy -
Crews
- 9956: Chris Marker - Director - Directing
- 9957: Jean Chiabaut - Director of Photography - Camera
- 9956: Chris Marker - Director of Photography - Camera
- 9958: Jean Ravel - Editor - Editing
- 131778: Trevor Duncan - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 9956: Chris Marker - Screenplay - Writing
- 2304: Anatole Dauman - Producer - Production
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Reviews
Cyberknight
Review text:
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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