Sans Soleil

"He wrote me..."

1983 1h 40m FR

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7.5

BANGER

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88%

FRESH

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7.7

IMDB

★7.5TMDB · 277🍅88%Rotten Tomatoes★7.7IMDB · 12,697

Documentary

Synopsis

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A woman narrates the thoughts of a world traveler, meditations on time and memory expressed in words and images from places as far-flung as Japan, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, and San Francisco.

“He wrote me...”

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Cast

Florence Delay
Narrator (voice)
Amílcar Cabral
Self (archive footage)
Arielle Dombasle
Self
Bin Akao
Self (uncredited)
David Coverdale
Self / Deep Purple Singer (uncredited)
Chris Marker
Self (uncredited)
Alexandra Stewart
Narrator (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chris Marker
Writers: Chris Marker
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Chris Marker, shot by Chris Marker. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Chris Marker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Florence Delay and Amílcar Cabral and Arielle Dombasle carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "He wrote me...".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0084628 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Chris Marker directs. Chris Marker behind the camera. Chris Marker cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

143 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Chris Marker, shot by Chris Marker. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Chris Marker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Florence Delay and Amílcar Cabral and Arielle Dombasle carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "He wrote me...".
6IMDB entry: tt0084628 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.