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Ten Lives of a Cat: A Film about Chris Marker

2023

122 minutes

Documentary

Overview

Ten years after the death of iconic French filmmaker, Chris Marker. A filmmaker, hoping to rediscover that unique sensibility against the uncertainty of the new century, returns to the places synonymous with those incomparable and unforgettable films-- From the cat cemetery of Sans Soleil, to the mausoleum of The Last Bolshevik; The caves of Level Five to the rooftops of The Case of the Grinning Cat. A biographical portrait of one of the 20th century's greatest and most misunderstood filmmakers.

Top Cast

Chris Marker headshot

Chris Marker

Kaibyō (archive footage)

Daphne Alexander headshot

Daphne Alexander

Narrator

Vladimir Mayakovsky headshot

Vladimir Mayakovsky

Namesake of a Cat (archive footage)

Moon Jae-in headshot

Moon Jae-in

Self

Nikol Pashinyan headshot

Nikol Pashinyan

Self

Tyson Smith headshot

Tyson Smith

Cameo

Serj Tankian headshot

Serj Tankian

Cameo