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Chris Marker AKA Christian Hippolyte François Georges Bouche-Villeneuve | |||
[Jul. 29 1921 - Jul. 29 2012] | |||
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French writer, photojournalist, filmmaker, and essayist. Of particular | |||
note is his short film | |||
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La Jetée | |||
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and his features | |||
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Sans Soleil | |||
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( | |||
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Sunless | |||
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) and | |||
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Level Five | |||
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, | |||
both of which feature a french female narrator and a focus on retro-futuristic | |||
digital technologies. At times, the | |||
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(VPD) of | |||
Marker's work can be said to share properties with those of certain | |||
[[nes]] | |||
titles and '90's | |||
[[microsoft]] | |||
™ applications. His work is often | |||
characterized by the development of various | |||
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[[codex]] | |||
systems and a deep and sustained | |||
examination of boredom as it pertains to the persistence of cultural ritual | |||
resulting from over-industrialization: | |||
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"I've been 'round the world several times and now only banality still | |||
interests me. On this trip I've tracked it with the relentlessness of a | |||
bounty hunter. At dawn we'll be in Tokyo." | |||
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Revision as of 21:44, 8 March 2024
Chris Marker AKA Christian Hippolyte François Georges Bouche-Villeneuve
[Jul. 29 1921 - Jul. 29 2012]
French writer, photojournalist, filmmaker, and essayist. Of particular
note is his short film
La Jetée
and his features
Sans Soleil
(
Sunless
) and
Level Five
,
both of which feature a french female narrator and a focus on retro-futuristic
digital technologies. At times, the
vpd
(VPD) of
Marker's work can be said to share properties with those of certain
nes
titles and '90's
microsoft
™ applications. His work is often
characterized by the development of various
codex
systems and a deep and sustained
examination of boredom as it pertains to the persistence of cultural ritual
resulting from over-industrialization:
"I've been 'round the world several times and now only banality still interests me. On this trip I've tracked it with the relentlessness of a bounty hunter. At dawn we'll be in Tokyo."