Movie Night: La Jetée

La Jetée (1962) [28 mins]

Writer & Director: Chris Marker

Music: Trevor Duncan

 

The story of a man forced to explore his memories in the wake of World War III's devastation, told through still images.

A fim still from La Jetée

A big thanks to author Paul Phillips for bringing La Jetée, this unique and captivating piece of storytelling, into our conversation.

About La Nouvelle Vague

The French New Wave (La Nouvelle Vague) was a transformative 1950s–1960s film movement, characterized by rejecting traditional studio conventions for low-budget, experimental, and auteur-driven cinema. Pioneered by critics-turned-directors like François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard, it introduced handheld cameras, jump cuts, and on-location shooting, fundamentally reshaping modern independent filmmaking.

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