DVD

La jetée [videorecording] ; Sans soleil / Argos Films.

Marker, Chris, 1921- (Director). Darke, Chris. (Director). Gorin, Jean-Pierre. (Interviewee). Argos Films. (Added Author). Janus Films. (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:

La jetée, the inspiration for Terry Gilliam's film Twelve monkeys, is almost entirely narrated using black and white stills. After Paris is destroyed in a third world war, the survivors are forced to retreat underground where scientists conduct strange time-travel experiments in an effort to escape to a better past or future.

In Sans soleil, an unknown woman reads the writings of a cameraman who travels the world studying "the dreams of the human race." He is particularly attracted to the two extremes of Japan and Africa, and discusses the images that he creates with the woman.

Record details

ISBN: 193412155X
ISBN: 9781934121559
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (44 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Edition: Special ed.
Publisher: [New York] : Janus Films : c2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Two films by Chris Marker"--Cover. Special features, La jetée: interview with filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin; Chris on Chris, a short video piece on Chris Marker by filmmaker and critic Chris Darke; On Vertigo; David Bowie's Jump they say. Special features, San soleil: interview with filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin.
Formatted Contents Note:	La jetée (1963, 27 min.) -- Sans soleil (1983, 103 min.)
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Chris Marker.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Licensed for: home, library, classroom, ILL.
Language Note:	In English or French with optional English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.