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Sans Soleil (1983) | Criteria

Still from Sans Soleil — Sans Soleil (1983) — Chris MarkerPhotographed by Chris Marker

Poster for Sans Soleil

Sans Soleil

Sans soleil

France / French / 1983 / 1h 40m

Letterboxd: 4.22/5·46.1K ratings·11K reviewson Letterboxd
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Synopsis

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.

William Tyler#8tie
Sofia Bohdanowicz and Deragh Campbell#8

Kazu Kibuishi

#8tie

Götz Spielmann#10

Included in
Rachel Kushner’s Adventures in Moviegoing
Position 8
Included in
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time: Directors’ Poll
Position 52
Included in
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time: Critics’ Poll
Position 49
Included in
The Inheritance \ The Diaspora Suite \ Notes on The Inheritance
Position 17
Included in
Postcards From the Future: Four Films by Chris Marker
Position 4

Part of Box Set

La Jetée/Sans Soleil

#387 Criterion Collection

Credits

Crew

DirectorChris Marker

WriterChris Marker

CinematographerChris Marker

ComposerChris Marker

EditorChris Marker

ProducerAnatole Dauman

Cast

Florence Delayas Narrator (voice)

Amílcar Cabralas Self (archive footage)

Arielle Dombasleas Self

Bin Akaoas Self (uncredited)

David Coverdaleas Self / Deep Purple Singer (uncredited)

Chris Markeras Self (uncredited)

Double Feature

Streaming now, and why it pairs with this film

Poster for La Jetée

La Jetée1963

Both on Top 10 lists by Kazu Kibuishi and William Tyler, and both directed by Chris Marker

Or

Junkopia1981Both directed by Chris Marker, and both starring Arielle Dombasle
Letter from Siberia1957Both directed by Chris Marker

Related Films

via Criterion Collection

Poster for La Jetée

La Jetée

1963

Poster for Native Land

Native Land

1942

Poster for Tokyo Olympiad

Tokyo Olympiad

1965

Articles

via Criterion Collection

Chris Marker: Memory’s ApostleCatherine Lupton — Feb 8, 2012
Personal Effects: The Guarded Intimacy of Sans SoleilJonathan Rosenbaum — Jun 26, 2007
The Deaths and Rebirths of Chris Marker’s CD-ROM ImmemoryIsabel Ochoa Gold — Nov 18, 2020
Chris Marker’s JunkopiaAug 2, 2012