'La Jetée' is a 1962 short film directed by Chris Marker, the piece is a hybrid of romance and drama and also contains elements of documentary filmmaking. The short film holds themes of war,love and humanity, even though much of the film seems as if it is left to an individuals interpretation. 'La Jetée' tells the story through a combination of still images and a voiceover, providing an experience completely different to any other film I have seen before. The film also following a unique narrative set in the aftermath of WWII, in which a man becomes an experiment surrounding the science of time travel, two key memories becoming the focus of the film as he travels from various stages of his life including the future. I personally think this is a beautiful film telling a story I suspect was very experimental at the time it was made, the visual aspects of the film also taking my keen interest as I find it intriguing how such a complex narrative can be told effectively using still photographs and a narrator.
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