La Jetee/Sans Soleil [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Criterion Collection

Overview

One of the most influential, radical science-fiction films ever made and a mind-bending free-form travelogue: La Jetée and Sans Soleil couldn't seem more different-but they're the twin pillars of an unparalleled and uncompromising career in cinema. A filmmaker, poet, novelist, photographer, editor, and now videographer and digital multimedia artist, Chris Marker has been challenging moviegoers, philosophers, and himself for years with his investigations of time, memory, and the rapid advancement of life on this planet. These two films-a tale of time travel told in still images and a journey to Africa and Japan-remain his best-loved and most widely seen. Films in this set: La Jetée (1963) Sans Soleil (1983)

Product Details

Release Date:	02/07/2012
UPC:	0715515091114
Original Release:	2012
Rating:	NR
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[B&W, Wide Screen]
Sound:	[monaural]
Language:	English
Time:	2:10:00
Sales rank:	460

Special Features

Restored high-definition digital transfers, approved by Director Chris Marker, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks; Two interviews with filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin; Chris on Chris, a video piece on Marker by Filmmaker and Critic Chris Darke; Two excerpt from the French television series Court-circuit (Le Magazine): a look at David Bowie's music video for the song "Jump They Say," inspired by La Jetée, and an analysis of Hitchcock's Vertigo and its influence on Marker; Junkopia, a six-minute film by Marker, Frank Simone, and John Chapman about the Emeryville Mudflats; PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by Marker scholar Catherine Lupton, an interview with Marker, notes on the films and filmmaking by Marker, and more