La Jetée (Original title)The Pier (Alternative title)
Date: 1962 (Release)Country: FranceA photo-roman by: Chris Marker
Synopsis: In the aftermath of World War III, Paris lies in ruins with the survivors of the War living beneath the Palais de Chaillot, in a network of underground galleries. A scientist researching time travel, hopes to send test subjects to different time periods and identifies a prisoner who has a vivid pre-war childhood memory, as a suitable subject for the experiment. After travelling through time, the prisoner comes to understand the significance of the incident that he witnessed as a child.
Genre: Science Fiction
Subjects: Future, Apocalypse, Time travel, Experiments, Memory, Prisoners
Releases
Date: 16 February 1962Country: FranceRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 16mm Film - Black and White - SoundAspect ratio: 1.66:1Runtime: 28 mins Length: 2610 FeetDialogue (original): French
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Date: 1962 (Release)Country: FranceA photo-roman by: Chris Marker
Synopsis: In the aftermath of World War III, Paris lies in ruins with the survivors of the War living beneath the Palais de Chaillot, in a network of underground galleries. A scientist researching time travel, hopes to send test subjects to different time periods and identifies a prisoner who has a vivid pre-war childhood memory, as a suitable subject for the experiment. After travelling through time, the prisoner comes to understand the significance of the incident that he witnessed as a child.
Genre: Science Fiction
Subjects: Future, Apocalypse, Time travel, Experiments, Memory, Prisoners
Releases
Date: 16 February 1962Country: FranceRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 16mm Film - Black and White - SoundAspect ratio: 1.66:1Runtime: 28 mins Length: 2610 FeetDialogue (original): French
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(0)