Dalbert Pringle Directed by French film-maker, Chris Marker, Sans Soleil (meaning Sunless) was a bore.It was without dialogue (only narration) and had a gruelling running time of 100 minutes.Shot in colour, this film's imagery was live-action, showing endlessly repetitive activity in urban Japan.It's too bad that there is nothing memorable to say about any of this film.For me, the only way to watch this dreary picture from hell was in fast-forward mode.Between this 1983 film and 1962's La Jetee, movie-director Chris Marker has shown absolutely no improvement in his craft.

dbborroughs I am haunted by Chris Marker's Sans Soleil.I picked it up because it's paired with Le Jetee of a Criterion DVD. And I've been watching it over and over again since it arrived.Nominally its a travelogue of sorts with a woman reading the letters of a photojournalist while we look at images that relate. Most of the material relates to Japan and Africa. However Marker has arranged it in such away that it relates to a wide variety of subjects. Its a film that is full of endless possibilities since there is not only too much to take in on a single viewing, but also because the more you see it the more the film changes a you make more and more connections between bits of the film. How you feel about the film is constantly being rewritten by the connections you make.My sole complaint about the film is the constant repetition of "the wrote me" in the narration. Other than that its a trip.And while its very much attached to the technology of the time the film was made, its still very much relevant some 30 years later.If you want a head trip see this film.

Chris Barry Visionary filmmaker Chris Marker creates a portrait of ever encroaching globalization in this 100 minute odyssey between the 'two poles of survival'.Probably one of the greatest 'avant-garde' films of all time, don't let its classification dissuade you. This is a very simple film with a very simple message: though time changes, what nourishes humanity remains constant, namely love, memory, hope, understanding, recognition and belonging. The only frustrating thing about this film is that one viewing is not enough. This is a work you will cherish re-watching for years to come. Direct cinema science-fiction set on Planet Earth.

jaantonyvkary The problem with this movie is that nothing happens. This is one of those horrible "artistic" films that tries to explore philosophical ideas, but the result is a mind-numbing, long-winded narrative with pretty pictures. No new ideas or information is explored -- just poetic words which boil down to brilliant observations of the obvious. This is the sort of movie that pretentious idiots who wish to appear intelligent will claim to love.I like documentaries -- you learn about interesting new facts and ideas in documentaries -- but this is definitely not a documentary. It's a bad B movie masquerading as art. The only way this movie could be enjoyable would be with a MST3K soundtrack.