Chris Marker: La Jetee (One Work) - Softcover

Harbord, Janet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846380480 ISBN 13: 9781846380488

Publisher: Afterall Books, 2009

Synopsis

Chris Marker's legendary "ciné roman" ("film novel") La Jetée is considered one of the greatest and most influential experimental films of all time. This short film--a postapocalyptic story composed almost entirely of black-and-white still photographs -- has been praised by cultural theorists and Netflix subscribers alike. In this illustrated study of La Jetée, Janet Harbord focuses in part on the film's treatment of time -- its shifts from a pre-war past to a projected future a further future of the future (each with its own signature images and sound) -- arguing that in this way it addresses the nature of consciousness and the simultaneity of time-frames that we inhabit. Harbord moves easily from a close reading of the film to discussions of broader cultural issues, lucidly piecing together the enigma that is La Jetée.

About this title

About the Author:

Janet Harbord is the author of The Evolution of Film and Film Cultures. She is a Reader in Film and Screen Media at Goldsmiths College, London. Chris Marker (born in 1921) is one of French cinema's most influential artists.

About this edition

• Publisher: Afterall Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1846380480
• ISBN 13: 9781846380488
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 110