Chris Marker

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Since the early 1950s, Chris Marker has embraced different filmmaking styles as readily as he has new technologies, and has broadened conceptions of the documentary in distinctly personal ways. He has travelled around the world, tracking political upheavals and historic events, as well as unearthing the stories buried under official reporting. This

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"This volume, dedicated to the life's work of the artist born Christian Francois Bouche-Villeneuve, possesses all the impelling power of rattan finger cuffs: once in, it is nearly impossible to get out, as Dr. Cooper's engaging style fairly generates enthusiasm."
(Robert Dator, Film Matters, 2014)

Author Bio

Sarah Cooper is Lecturer in Film Studies at King's College London