La Jetée
1962 · short film · NR · 29 min · ★ 7.9 · 88% critics
In a devastated future where survivors live underground, a captive is forced into risky experiments that send him drifting through time in search of a way to save the present. Guided by a powerful childhood memory and a fleeting connection he can’t forget, he struggles to tell whether he’s dreaming, remembering, or truly returning.
Also known as The Pier · La Jetee Sans Soleil
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Details
- Years
- 1962
- Release date
- 1962-02-16
- Language
- French
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 29 min
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 (1,005 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a short, haunting sci-fi romance told in an unusual, photo-based style, and you’re open to ambiguity; Not for you if you need fast pacing or lots of dialogue, though fans of Last Year at Marienbad may connect with it.
Pros: haunting time-travel premise; unforgettable mood; bold still-image style | Cons: slow, repetitive pacing; heavy narration; form may feel tedious
Themes
- paris, france
- nuclear war
- post-apocalyptic future
- paris orly airport
- time travel
- radioactivity
- black and white
- short film
Cast & crew
Jean Négroni
as Narrator (voice)
Hélène Chatelain
Davos Hanich
Jacques Ledoux
André Heinrich
- JB
Jacques Branchu
Pierre Joffroy
- ÉB
Étienne Becker
- PL
Philbert von Lifchitz
Ligia Branice
Directed by Chris Marker