Monday, July 30, 2012

Chris Marker, R. I. P.

Marker, famed French director of 'La Jetee,' dies - News - Boston.com: Chris Marker, the influential French filmmaker whose career spanned six decades, has died, France’s Culture Ministry confirmed Monday. He was 91.


President Francois Hollande led tributes to the director, whose large body of work includes the 1962 classic ‘‘La Jetee’’ — an award-winning post-apocalyptic movie that’s often ranked among the best time-travel films ever made.


Hat tip to Jeff Segal.

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