Sans Soleil

Chris Marker, filmmaker, poet, novelist, photographer, editor, and now videographer and digital multimedia artist, has been challenging moviegoers, philosophers, and himself for years with his complex queries about time, memory, and the rapid advancement of life on this planet. Sans Soleil is his mind-bending free-form travelogue that journeys from Africa to Japan.

France
1983
103 minutes
Color
1.66:1
French

Available In

Collector's Set

La Jetée/Sans Soleil

Blu-ray Box Set

1 Disc

$27.96

Collector's Set

La Jetée/Sans Soleil

DVD Box Set

1 Disc

$27.96

Cast & Credits

Credits

Director: Chris Marker
Conception and editing: Chris Marker
Mixers: Antoine Bonfanti
Mixers: Paul Bertault
Assistants: Eric Dumage
Assistants: Dominque Gentil
Assistants: Arthur Cloquet
Assistant director: Pierre Camus
Still photography: Martin Boschet
Still photography: Roger Grange
Special effects: Hayao Yamaneko
Sandor Krasna's letters read by (English version): Alexandra Stewart
Sandor Krasna's letters read by (French version): Florence Delay

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