Chris Marker
Biography
Christian François Bouche-Villeneuve, better known as Chris Marker (France, 29 July 1921 – 29 July 2012), was a French writer, poet, activist, critic, photographer, traveler, journalist, film essayist, multimedia artist, and documentary filmmaker. He began his career as part of the French Rive Gauche group—parallel to but distinct from the Nouvelle Vague—with which he would later share certain themes and collaborators. Marker is credited with developing the subjective documentary and is conside…
Known For
Twelve Monkeys
Original Film Writer
La Jetée
Director
Night and Fog
Assistant Director
Sans Soleil
Self (uncredited)
The Beaches of Agnès
Self (archive footage)
The Confession
Still Photographer
Tokyo-Ga
Self (uncredited)
The Lovely Month of May
Self / Interviewer (voice)
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Filmography
Acting (21)
Movies (21)
Ten Lives of a Cat: A Film about Chris Marker
2023as Kaibyō (archive footage)
The Invention of Chris Marker
2020as Self
Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain
2015as Self (archive footage)
In Chris Marker's Studio
2011as Self
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
2011as Self
La Traversée du désir
2009as Self
The Beaches of Agnès
2008as Self (archive footage)
One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich
1999as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Level Five
1997as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Rush - Voyage à Moscou
1990as Self
Tokyo Days
1988as Self (voice) (uncredited)
A. K.
1985as Self - Narrator (voice)
Tokyo-Ga
1985as Self (uncredited)
Sans Soleil
1983as Self (uncredited)
May Days
1978as Self
Kashima Paradise
1973as Narrator (voice)
The Sixth Side of the Pentagon
1968
The Koumiko Mystery
1965as Narrator
The Lovely Month of May
1963as Self / Interviewer (voice)
Lumière Award to Chris Marker
1962as Self
Letter from Siberia
1957as Stargazer (uncredited)
Crew (204)
Movies (199)
Lluvia de jaulas
2019Thanks
The Zone
2017Short Story
La Jétee
2013Story
Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke
2012Writer
20 Little Films
2012Director
Overnight
2011Director
Overnight
2011Writer
Imagine
2011Director
Stopover in Dubai
2011Director
Stopover in Dubai
2011Editor
Tempo Risoluto
2011Director
Tempo Risoluto
2011Editor
iDead
2011Director
ROYAL POLKA.mov
2011Director
Kino
2011Director
Ouvroir the Movie
2010Director
Ouvroir the Movie
2010Writer
Guillaume Movie
2008Director
Guillaume Movie
2008Writer
Metrotopia
2008Director
Metrotopia
2008Writer
Pictures at an Exhibition
2008Director
The Morning After
2008Director
The Morning After
2008Editor
Henchman Glance
2008Director
The Andrei Tarkovsky Companion
2007Director
Leila Attacks
2007Director
Leila Attacks
2007Director of Photography
A Year of TV Seen by Guillaume
2007Director
A Year of TV Seen by Guillaume
2007Editor
The Case of the Grinning Cat
2006Cinematography
The Case of the Grinning Cat
2006Director
The Case of the Grinning Cat
2006Editor
The Case of the Grinning Cat
2006Music
The Case of the Grinning Cat
2006Writer
Green Vinyl
2004Thanks
Remembrance of Things to Come
2001Director
Remembrance of Things to Come
2001Music
Remembrance of Things to Come
2001Writer
A Mayor in Kosovo
2000Director
One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich
1999Director
One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich
1999Director of Photography
One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich
1999Editor
One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich
1999Writer
Eclipse
1999Director
Level Five
1997Director
Level Five
1997Director of Photography
Level Five
1997Original Music Composer
Level Five
1997Writer
Twelve Monkeys
1995Original Film Writer
Blue Helmet
1995Director
Blue Helmet
1995Editor
Blue Helmet
1995Writer
Silent Movie (Edit 2)
1995Director
Tchaïka
1994Director
Tchaïka
1994Editor
Three Haiku Videos
1994Director
Three Haiku Videos
1994Producer
Three Haiku Videos
1994Writer
Petite Ceinture
1994Director
Owl Gets in Your Eyes
1994Director
The Last Bolshevik
1994Director
The Last Bolshevik
1994Director of Photography
The Last Bolshevik
1994Editor
The Last Bolshevik
1994Writer
Bullfight in Okinawa
1994Director
Slon Tango
1993Director
Prime Time in the Camps
1993Director
Theory of Sets
1991Director
Theory of Sets
1991Producer
Détour Ceausescu
1990Director
Détour Ceausescu
1990Writer
Berlin 1990
1990Director
Berlin 1990
1990Director
Berlin 1990
1990Editor
Berlin 1990
1990Writer
Zoo Piece
1990Director
An Owl Is an Owl Is an Owl
1990Director
Rush - Voyage à Moscou
1990Director
Zapping Zone
1990Director
Tokyo Days
1988Director
Tokyo Days
1988Director of Photography
Tokyo Days
1988Editor
Tokyo Days
1988Writer
Cat Listening to Music
1988Director
Havre
1986Thanks
Mémoires pour Simone
1986Director
A. K.
1985Director
A. K.
1985Editor
A. K.
1985Writer
Matta '85
1985Director
From Chris to Christo
1985Director
2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure
1984Director
2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure
1984Editor
2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure
1984Writer
Sans Soleil
1983Director
Sans Soleil
1983Director of Photography
Sans Soleil
1983Editor
Sans Soleil
1983Music
Sans Soleil
1983Visual Effects
Sans Soleil
1983Writer
Junkopia
1981Director
Junkopia
1981Editor
Junkopia
1981Original Music Composer
Junkopia
1981Writer
The Battle of Chile: Part III
1979Other
The Battle of Chile: Part III
1979Producer
When the Century Took Shape (War and Revolution)
1978Director
A Grin Without a Cat
1977Director
A Grin Without a Cat
1977Editor
A Grin Without a Cat
1977Writer
The Spiral
1976Editor
The Battle of Chile: Part II
1976Producer
Les Deux mémoires
1974Editor
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer
1974Director
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer
1974Editor
We Maintain It Is Possible
1973Director
The Embassy
1973Cinematography
The Embassy
1973Director
The Embassy
1973Writer
You Speak of Chile: What Allende Said
1973Director
Kashima Paradise
1973Writer
Three Cheers for the Whale
1972Director
Three Cheers for the Whale
1972Editor
Three Cheers for the Whale
1972Sound
Three Cheers for the Whale
1972Writer
Congo Oyé (We Have Come Back)
1971Editor
The Train Rolls On
1971Director
The Train Rolls On
1971Editor
The Train Rolls On
1971Writer
Cuba: Battle of the 10,000,000
1971Director
You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London
1971Director
You Speak of Paris: Maspero. Words Have Meaning
1971Director
The Confession
1970Still Photographer
Report on Brazil: Carlos Marighella
1970Director
Report on Brazil: Carlos Marighella
1970Editor
Report on Brazil: Carlos Marighella
1970Writer
Report on Brazil: Torture
1969Director
Report on Brazil: Torture
1969Writer
Class of Struggle
1969Director
Jour de tournage
1969Director
Cinétracts
1968Director
Cinétracts
1968Writer
Be Seeing You
1968Director
The Sixth Side of the Pentagon
1968Director
The Sixth Side of the Pentagon
1968Director of Photography
The Sixth Side of the Pentagon
1968Producer
Far from Vietnam
1967Director
Far from Vietnam
1967Editor
Far from Vietnam
1967Producer
Far from Vietnam
1967Writer
If I Had Four Dromedaries
1966Director
If I Had Four Dromedaries
1966Director of Photography
If I Had Four Dromedaries
1966Editor
If I Had Four Dromedaries
1966Writer
The Forbidden Volcano
1966Screenplay
The Forbidden Volcano
1966Writer
The Heat of a Thousand Suns
1965Editor
The Koumiko Mystery
1965Director
The Koumiko Mystery
1965Director of Photography
The Koumiko Mystery
1965Editor
The Koumiko Mystery
1965Writer
Valparaiso
1964Screenplay
From a Distant Gaze
1964Director of Photography
The Lovely Month of May
1963Director
The Lovely Month of May
1963Writer
La Jetée
1962Director
La Jetée
1962Director of Photography
La Jetée
1962Screenplay
Playtime in Paris
1962Editor
¡Cuba Sí!
1961Director
¡Cuba Sí!
1961Director of Photography
¡Cuba Sí!
1961Screenplay
¡Cuba Sí!
1961Writer
Description of a Struggle
1960Director
Description of a Struggle
1960Writer
America as Seen by a Frenchman
1960Writer
The Astronauts
1959Director
The Sea and the Days
1958Writer
Les hommes de la baleine
1958Writer
Des Hommes Dans Le Ciel
1958Writer
Broadway by Light
1958Writer
The Mystery of Workshop 15
1957Writer
Django Reinhardt
1957Screenplay
Letter from Siberia
1957Director
Letter from Siberia
1957Writer
Night and Fog
1956Assistant Director
Night and Fog
1956Script Editor
Sunday in Peking
1956Director
Sunday in Peking
1956Director of Photography
Sunday in Peking
1956Writer
Statues Also Die
1953Director
Statues Also Die
1953Writer
Olympia 52
1952Director
Olympia 52
1952Writer
The End of the World Seen by the Angel Gabriel
1947Director
The End of the World Seen by the Angel Gabriel
1947Director of Photography
The End of the World Seen by the Angel Gabriel
1947Editor
The End of the World Seen by the Angel Gabriel
1947Writer
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