Portrait of Chris Marker

Directing

Chris Marker

Career

Active from 1947 to 2026, busiest in 1990 and 2011 with 7 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Remembrance of Things to Come
Remembrance of Things to Come
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Chris Marker Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.2, average 4.8
  • Family Dynamics
    2.3, average 4.8
  • Crime
    1.4, average 3.6
  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Context 6
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Documentary 5
  • French New Wave 3
  • Archival Footage 3
  • Character Study 2
  • Cultural Exploration 2
  • Philosophical 2
  • Artistic Process 2
  • Russian Cinema 2
  • Film History 2
  • Biographical 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

109
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
L’indispensable
L’indispensable (2026)

as Photos/Extrait

Ten Lives of a Cat: A Film about Chris Marker
Ten Lives of a Cat: A Film about Chris Marker (2023)

as Kaibyō (archive footage)

2010s

13 titles
Lluvia de jaulas
Lluvia de jaulas (2019)

Thanks

The Zone
The Zone (2017)

Short Story

La Jétee
La Jétee (2013)

Story

Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke
Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke (2012)

Writer

20 Little Films
20 Little Films (2012)

Director

Kino
Kino (2011)

Director

Stopover in Dubai
Stopover in Dubai (2011)

Director, Editor

Overnight
Overnight (2011)

Writer, Director

Tempo Risoluto
Tempo Risoluto (2011)

Editor, Director

Imagine
Imagine (2011)

Director

iDead
iDead (2011)

Director

Ouvroir the Movie
Ouvroir the Movie (2010)

Director, Writer

2000s

12 titles · average score 79
Metrotopia
Metrotopia (2008)

Writer, Director

Pictures at an Exhibition
Pictures at an Exhibition (2008)

Director

Henchman Glance
Henchman Glance (2008)

Director

The Morning After
The Morning After (2008)

Director, Editor

Guillaume Movie
Guillaume Movie (2008)

Director, Writer

Leila Attacks
Leila Attacks (2007)

Director of Photography, Director

A Year of TV Seen by Guillaume
A Year of TV Seen by Guillaume (2007)

Director, Editor

The Andrei Tarkovsky Companion
The Andrei Tarkovsky Companion (2007)

Director

The Case of the Grinning Cat
The Case of the Grinning Cat (2006)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer, Cinematography

Green Vinyl
Green Vinyl (2004)
GoodWatch score 66

Thanks

Remembrance of Things to Come
Remembrance of Things to Come (2001)
GoodWatch score 88

Writer, Director

A Mayor in Kosovo
A Mayor in Kosovo (2000)

Director

1990s

22 titles · average score 71
One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich
One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich (1999)
GoodWatch score 75

Editor, Director

Eclipse
Eclipse (1999)

Director

Level Five
Level Five (1997)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography, Original Music Composer

Twelve Monkeys
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
GoodWatch score 81

Original Film Writer

Blue Helmet
Blue Helmet (1995)

Writer, Editor

The Last Bolshevik
The Last Bolshevik (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Writer

Tchaïka
Tchaïka (1994)

Editor, Director

Petite Ceinture
Petite Ceinture (1994)

Director

Slon Tango
Slon Tango (1993)

Director

Theory of Sets
Theory of Sets (1991)

Producer, Director

Zoo Piece
Zoo Piece (1990)

Director

Berlin 1990
Berlin 1990 (1990)

Director, Editor

1980s

10 titles · average score 70
Cat Listening to Music
Cat Listening to Music (1988)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Tokyo Days
Tokyo Days (1988)

Director, Editor

Mémoires pour Simone
Mémoires pour Simone (1986)

Director

Havre
Havre (1986)

Thanks

A. K.
A. K. (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Editor

Matta '85
Matta '85 (1985)

Director

From Chris to Christo
From Chris to Christo (1985)

Director

2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure
2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure (1984)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer, Director

Sans Soleil
Sans Soleil (1983)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer, Director of Photography

Junkopia
Junkopia (1981)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Writer

1970s

19 titles · average score 77
A Grin Without a Cat
A Grin Without a Cat (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

Editor, Writer

The Battle of Chile: Part II
The Battle of Chile: Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 87

Producer

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer (1974)

Editor, Director

The Embassy
The Embassy (1973)
GoodWatch score 68

Cinematography, Director

We Maintain It Is Possible
We Maintain It Is Possible (1973)

Director

You Speak of Chile: What Allende Said
You Speak of Chile: What Allende Said (1973)

Director

Three Cheers for the Whale
Three Cheers for the Whale (1972)
GoodWatch score 71

Editor, Sound

The Train Rolls On
The Train Rolls On (1971)

Editor, Director

You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London
You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London (1971)

Director

Cuba: Battle of the 10,000,000
Cuba: Battle of the 10,000,000 (1971)

Director

You Speak of Paris: Maspero. Words Have Meaning
You Speak of Paris: Maspero. Words Have Meaning (1971)

Director

Report on Brazil: Carlos Marighella
Report on Brazil: Carlos Marighella (1970)

Director, Writer

1960s

18 titles · average score 75
Report on Brazil: Torture
Report on Brazil: Torture (1969)

Director, Writer

Be Seeing You
Be Seeing You (1968)

Director

The Sixth Side of the Pentagon
The Sixth Side of the Pentagon (1968)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography, Director

Cinétracts
Cinétracts (1968)

Director, Writer

Far from Vietnam
Far from Vietnam (1967)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer

If I Had Four Dromedaries
If I Had Four Dromedaries (1966)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Writer

The Koumiko Mystery
The Koumiko Mystery (1965)
GoodWatch score 81

as Narrator

Valparaiso
Valparaiso (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

The Lovely Month of May
The Lovely Month of May (1963)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Writer

La Jetée
La Jetée (1962)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay, Director

America as Seen by a Frenchman
America as Seen by a Frenchman (1960)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

Description of a Struggle
Description of a Struggle (1960)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Writer

1950s

12 titles · average score 72
The Astronauts
The Astronauts (1959)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Sea and the Days
The Sea and the Days (1958)

Writer

Broadway by Light
Broadway by Light (1958)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer

Les hommes de la baleine
Les hommes de la baleine (1958)

Writer

Des Hommes Dans Le Ciel
Des Hommes Dans Le Ciel (1958)

Writer

Letter from Siberia
Letter from Siberia (1957)
GoodWatch score 68

as Stargazer (uncredited)

Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt (1957)

Screenplay

The Mystery of Workshop 15
The Mystery of Workshop 15 (1957)

Writer

Sunday in Peking
Sunday in Peking (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer, Director of Photography

Night and Fog
Night and Fog (1956)
GoodWatch score 94

Assistant Director, Script Editor

Statues Also Die
Statues Also Die (1953)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Writer

Olympia 52
Olympia 52 (1952)

Director, Writer

1940s

1 title
The End of the World Seen by the Angel Gabriel
The End of the World Seen by the Angel Gabriel (1947)

Director, Writer