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March 1966 (UK) morePlot:
In a devastated Paris in the aftermath of WWIII, The few surviving humans begin researching time travel... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win moreUser Comments:
stunning moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Jean Négroni | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
| Hélène Chatelain | ... | The Woman | |
| Davos Hanich | ... | The Man | |
| Jacques Ledoux | ... | The Experimenter | |
| André Heinrich | |||
| Jacques Branchu | |||
| Pierre Joffroy | |||
| Étienne Becker | |||
| Philbert von Lifchitz | |||
| Ligia Branice | ... | A woman from the future (as Ligia Borowczyk) | |
| Janine Klein | ... | A woman from the future | |
| William Klein | ... | A man from the future (as Bill Klein) | |
| Germano Facetti | (as Germano Faccetti) |
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28 minCountry:
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1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoFilming Locations:
Orly Airport, Orly, Val-de-Marne, FranceFun Stuff
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Narrator: They begin again. The man doesn't die, nor does he go mad. He suffers. They continue. moreFAQ
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In 1995, Terry Gilliam made one of the finest movies in the nineties: "Twelve Monkeys". To explain how he made this awesome movie, he openly declared that he drew his inspiration from a French short film: "La Jetée". It is true that the 2 opus have similarities: both present a devastated earth caused by man's madness, survivors who take refuge in underground rooms and try to improve their grueling living conditions and especially both feature a jaded and manipulated main character.
A short film that is a reflection about time, happiness and love, entirely composed of static shots, "la jetée" is a powerful and mesmerizing work and it may appear as a cornerstone in French cinema. 42 years after its release, it kept all its strength and has not aged a bit. The quality of the editing, the photography and the commentary add to the success of Chris Marker's work.
Highly recommended and the influence of Chris Marker's short film on "Twelve Monkeys" shows well a thing: French cinema inspired a great number of American movies.