Director
Chris Marker
Composer
Trevor Duncan
Cast
Étienne Becker, Jean Négroni, Hélène Chatelain
28'
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1962
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Science Fiction, Drama, Romance, Short
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Dialogue:
German, French
Set in the near future, the Earth has barely survived a nuclear holocaust, which has driven the remnants of humanity underground. The division between victor and vanquished is rather meaningless under these circumstances, yet there are those who subjugate others. With minimal resources, scientists entombed beneath the ruins of Paris are searching for salvation through the single avenue left open - Time. Experiments are performed in a quest to perfect their technique but the results are un-encouraging, either resulting in the darkness of insanity or death for the patient. Compelled to persevere the scientists discover that they are failing because the subjects are unable to grip the past…
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Credits
Directors
Chris Marker
Composers
Trevor Duncan
Cast
Étienne Becker, Jean Négroni, Hélène Chatelain
Scenario
Chris Marker
Director of Photography
Jean-César Chiabaut, Chris Marker
Editors
Jean Ravel
Producers
Anatole Dauman
More info
Dialogue
German, French
Countries of production
France
Year
1962