RIP French filmmaker Chris Marker, 1921-2012
Like any kid who took way too many film studies courses in college, I was lucky to be introduced to the strange films of Chris Marker, who died at 91 yesterday in Paris. Marker is most famous for his film La jetée, a sci-fi post-apocalyptic meditation shot as a series of still photos (the film was later adapted by Terry Gilliam into 12 Monkeys). Marker’s film San Soleil had a particular impact on me: it’s a beautiful, strange film essay, or travel novel, or I don’t know what you call it. Just find it and see it. Here’s the intro:
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It was just a week or so ago that I saw Sans Soleil for the first time. It floored me; I’d never seen film quite like it and I suspect I never will see a film quite like it again.
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Hate to hear this. Marker’s work is visionary.
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