La Jetee / Sans Soleil (Criterion Collection)

One of the most influential, radical science-fiction films ever made and a mind-bending free-form travelogue: La Jetée (Jean Negroni, Helene Chatelain. 1962/28 min.) and Sans Soleil (Florence Delay, Arielle Dombasle. 1983/100 min.) couldn’t seem more different—but they’re the twin pillars of an unparalleled and uncompromising career in cinema. Chris Marker has been challenging moviegoers, philosophers, and himself for years with his investigations of time, memory, and the rapid advancement of life on this planet. These two films—a tale of time travel told in still images and a journey to Africa and Japan—remain his best-loved and most widely seen. In French with English audio & subtitles. B&w/NR/widescreen.