Lettre de Sibérie

One of Chris Marker's earliest documentaries (1957) and probably one of his best, the hour-long Letter From Siberia mixes new and found footage with inventive commentary, and is especially memorable for a passage in which footage is repeated while the offscreen commentary transforms its meaning with a different ideological interpretation. It is perhaps the earliest example we have of Marker's inimitable essayistic manner, hence an indispensable work.

Average Score : 69.5

Status: Released

Release Date: 1957-05-16

Geners Documentary

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Production Countries France,

Run time: 62 minutes

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