La jetée

Duration: 29

Year Published: 1963

Creator: Argos Films ; written and directed by Chris Marker.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: Marker, Chris, 1921-; Chiabaud, Jean.; Duncan, Trevor.; Ravel, Jean.; Chatelain, Hélène.; Hanich, Davos.; Ledoux, Jacques.; Klein, William.; Branice, Ligia.; Heinrich, André.; Argos Films.; CRM/McGraw-Hill Films.; University of California (System). Extension Media Center.

Description: Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CUY.; Camera, Jean Chiabaud; editor, Jean Ravel; special effects, C.S. Olaf; music, Trevor Duncan; sound, Antoine Bonfanti.; [Cast:] Hélène Chatelain, Davos Hanich, Jacques Ledoux, William Klein, Ligia Borowczyk, André Heinrich, Jacques Branchu, Philbert von Lifchitz, Pierre Joffroy, Etienne Becker, Janine Klein, Germano Facetti.; A story beginning and ending in the present, but made "after the Third World War." More than a science fiction film, it is a deeply effective love story, and its stunning logic carries a powerful impact.; PFA 1612-01-12189. D0004; PFA 1612-01-11788. D0004; In French with English subtitles.; PFA 1612-01-12189. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2004/3/ 19 good; head credits are splicey/scratched. CONDITION NOTE: Last inspected: 2012/01/25; Rough at start; start up trouble front 200 ft.; several tears; 7302 Kodak 1972 print stock; two V cuts 300 ft. from tail; 12 splices; judged to be inferior to print 1612-01-11788, though neither are very satisfactory for exhibition purposes; PFA 1612-01-11788. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (28 min.) (1,013 ft.) : opt sd., b&w ; 16 mm. print. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2004/3/19 good condition; very scratched at head, then gets better CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: May 3, 2006 same. CONDITION NOTE: Last inspected: 2012/01/25; B-wind reduction print; 1.66 / fat frame lines; mixture of Agfa and 3M stocks--probably assembled from two prints; start up damage; scar in pix/ track junction; scratches; 6 splices CONDITION NOTE: Viewed (PFA Theater): 2012/01/30; DVD projection would probably be superior to this print (js)

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE