La Jetee / San Soleil DVD – Charlotte Kerr , Riyoko Ikeda

A Chris Marker double bill. ‘La Jetee’ is a science fiction short that takes a man from the future back to his childhood in pre-apocalypse Paris. His ability to make contact with a woman he once glimpsed may be humanity’s last hope. The film makes use of still pictures to tell almost the entire story. It won first prize at the 1963 Trieste Film Festival and was the inspiration behind Terry Gilliam’s ‘Twelve Monkeys’. Whilst ‘Sans Soleil’ is Marker’s landmark avant-garde documentary which compiles exotic footage from across the globe to provide a collage of ‘the dreams of the human race’. A fictionalised cameraman provides commentary on the images through the letters he writes to a woman.

Titles Comprise: La Jetee: La Jetee depicts the story of a slave sent back and forth through time to try and find a solution to the issues inflicting the population of post World War III Paris. Chris Marker brings his visionary touch combining still images graphic sequences and live action to portray a beautiful yet tragic story. Sans Soleil: A narrated journey through the thoughts pictures and memories of a young female woman’s travels taking in Japan Iceland and San Francisco. Visionary director Chris Marker bring this story to life with stunning backdrops and beautiful landscapes.