- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- July 29, 1921
- Place of Birth
- Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
- Died
- July 29, 2012
Chris Marker
Christian François Bouche-Villeneuve, better known as Chris Marker (France, 29 July 1921 – 29 July 2012), was a French writer, poet, activist, critic, photographer, traveler, journalist, film essayist, multimedia artist, and documentary filmmaker. He began his career as part of the French Rive Gauche group—parallel to but distinct from the Nouvelle Vague—with which he would later share certain themes and collaborators. Marker is credited with developing the subjective documentary and is considered a pioneer of collective cinema in France. His films are known for their poetic, essayistic, and often experimental qualities, blending a reflective voice with a fascination for memory, art, war, politics, culture, and nature. Over six decades of work, he observed the world with meticulous curiosity, irony, and compassion, continually experimenting with new forms of image manipulation and monta…
Filmography
movieL’indispensable
2026 · Photos/Extrait
movieNostalgia for the Future
2026 · Self (Archive footage)
movieTen Lives of a Cat: A Film about Chris Marker
2023 · Kaibyō (archive footage)
movieThe Invention of Chris Marker
2020 · Self
movieLluvia de jaulas
2019 · Thanks
movieThe Zone
2017 · Short Story
movieChris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain
2015 · Self (archive footage)
La Jétee
movieLa Jétee
2013 · Story
movieLife and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke
2012 · Writer
movie20 Little Films
2012 · Director
movieIn Chris Marker's Studio
2011 · Self
movieiDead
2011 · Director
movieKino
2011 · Director
movieAgnès Varda: From Here to There
2011 · Self
movieImagine
2011 · Director
movieStopover in Dubai
2011 · Director, Editor
movieROYAL POLKA.mov
2011 · Director
Tempo Risoluto
movieTempo Risoluto
2011 · Editor, Director
movieOvernight
2011 · Director, Writer
movieOuvroir the Movie
2010 · Director, Writer
movieLa Traversée du désir
2009 · Self
movieThe Beaches of Agnès
2008 · Self (archive footage)
The Morning After
movieThe Morning After
2008 · Director, Editor
movieHenchman Glance
2008 · Director
moviePictures at an Exhibition
2008 · Director
movieMetrotopia
2008 · Writer, Director
movieGuillaume Movie
2008 · Writer, Director
movieA Year of TV Seen by Guillaume
2007 · Editor, Director
Leila Attacks
movieLeila Attacks
2007 · Director, Director of Photography
movieThe Andrei Tarkovsky Companion
2007 · Director
movieThe Case of the Grinning Cat
2006 · Director, Writer, Editor, Music, Cinematography
movieGreen Vinyl
2004 · Thanks
movieRemembrance of Things to Come
2001 · Writer, Director, Music
movieA Mayor in Kosovo
2000 · Director
movieEclipse
1999 · Director
movieOne Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich
1999 · Self (voice) (uncredited), Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
movieLevel Five
1997 · Self (voice) (uncredited), Writer, Director, Original Music Composer, Director of Photography
movieTwelve Monkeys
1995 · Original Film Writer
Silent Movie (Edit 2)
movieSilent Movie (Edit 2)
1995 · Director
movieBlue Helmet
1995 · Director, Writer, Editor
movieThe Last Bolshevik
1994 · Director, Editor, Writer, Director of Photography
movieBullfight in Okinawa
1994 · Director
movieThree Haiku Videos
1994 · Writer, Producer, Director
Owl Gets in Your Eyes
movieOwl Gets in Your Eyes
1994 · Director
Tchaïka
movieTchaïka
1994 · Director, Editor
moviePetite Ceinture
1994 · Director
moviePrime Time in the Camps
1993 · Director
movieSlon Tango
1993 · Director
Theory of Sets
movieTheory of Sets
1991 · Director, Producer
movieBerlin 1990
1990 · Director, Editor, Writer
An Owl Is an Owl Is an Owl
movieAn Owl Is an Owl Is an Owl
1990 · Director
Berlin 1990
movieBerlin 1990
1990 · Director
movieZoo Piece
1990 · Director
movieRush - Voyage à Moscou
1990 · Self, Director
Zapping Zone
movieZapping Zone
1990 · Director
Détour Ceausescu
movieDétour Ceausescu
1990 · Director, Writer
tvThe Owl's Legacy
1989 · Director, Writer, Producer, Creator
movieTokyo Days
1988 · Self (voice) (uncredited), Director, Editor, Writer, Director of Photography
movieCat Listening to Music
1988 · Director
movieHavre
1986 · Thanks
movieMémoires pour Simone
1986 · Director
Matta '85
movieMatta '85
1985 · Director
movieA. K.
1985 · Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Editor
movieTokyo-Ga
1985 · Self (uncredited)
movieFrom Chris to Christo
1985 · Director
movie2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure
1984 · Director, Writer, Editor
movieSans Soleil
1983 · Self (uncredited), Writer, Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Visual Effects, Music
movieJunkopia
1981 · Original Music Composer, Writer, Director, Editor
movieThe Battle of Chile: Part III
1979 · Producer, Other
movieWhen the Century Took Shape (War and Revolution)
1978 · Director
movieMay Days
1978 · Self
movieA Grin Without a Cat
1977 · Writer, Director, Editor
movieThe Spiral
1976 · Editor
movieThe Battle of Chile: Part II
1976 · Producer
movieThe Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer
1974 · Director, Editor
movieLes Deux mémoires
1974 · Editor
movieThe Embassy
1973 · Writer, Director, Cinematography
movieYou Speak of Chile: What Allende Said
1973 · Director
We Maintain It Is Possible
movieWe Maintain It Is Possible
1973 · Director
movieKashima Paradise
1973 · Narrator (voice), Writer
movieThree Cheers for the Whale
1972 · Director, Sound, Writer, Editor
movieThe Train Rolls On
1971 · Director, Writer, Editor
movieYou Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London
1971 · Director
You Speak of Paris: Maspero. Words Have Meaning
movieYou Speak of Paris: Maspero. Words Have Meaning
1971 · Director
movieCongo Oyé (We Have Come Back)
1971 · Editor
movieCuba: Battle of the 10,000,000
1971 · Director
movieReport on Brazil: Carlos Marighella
1970 · Director, Editor, Writer
movieThe Confession
1970 · Still Photographer
Jour de tournage
movieJour de tournage
1969 · Director
Report on Brazil: Torture
movieReport on Brazil: Torture
1969 · Director, Writer
movieThe Sixth Side of the Pentagon
1968 · , Director, Producer, Director of Photography
movieCinétracts
1968 · Director, Writer
movieBe Seeing You
1968 · Director
movieFar from Vietnam
1967 · Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
movieIf I Had Four Dromedaries
1966 · Writer, Director, Editor, Director of Photography
The Forbidden Volcano
movieThe Forbidden Volcano
1966 · Writer, Screenplay
movieThe Koumiko Mystery
1965 · Narrator, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
movieThe Heat of a Thousand Suns
1965 · Editor
movieFrom a Distant Gaze
1964 · Director of Photography
movieValparaiso
1964 · Screenplay
movieThe Lovely Month of May
1963 · Self / Interviewer (voice), Director, Writer
moviePlaytime in Paris
1962 · Editor
movieLumière Award to Chris Marker
1962 · Self
movieLa Jetée
1962 · Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay
movie¡Cuba Sí!
1961 · Writer, Screenplay, Director of Photography
movieDescription of a Struggle
1960 · Director, Writer
movieAmerica as Seen by a Frenchman
1960 · Writer
movieThe Astronauts
1959 · Director
movieBroadway by Light
1958 · Writer
movieThe Sea and the Days
1958 · Writer
movieDes Hommes Dans Le Ciel
1958 · Writer
movieLes hommes de la baleine
1958 · Writer
movieLetter from Siberia
1957 · Stargazer (uncredited), Director, Writer
movieThe Mystery of Workshop 15
1957 · Writer
movieDjango Reinhardt
1957 · Screenplay
movieSunday in Peking
1956 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography
movieNight and Fog
1956 · Assistant Director, Script Editor
movieStatues Also Die
1953 · Director, Writer
movieOlympia 52
1952 · Director, Writer
tvConcours de rêve : La Clé des songes
1950 · Director, Writer, Creator
The End of the World Seen by the Angel Gabriel
movieThe End of the World Seen by the Angel Gabriel
1947 · Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography