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La Jetée

  • English The Pier (unofficial title) (more)
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Short / Sci-fi / Romance / Drama
France, 1962, 28 min

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In a post-apocalyptic future, humanity's hopes for survival hinge on time-travel experiments conducted upon a man whose time-tripping dream state folds his origins and destiny together in one fleeting,traumatic moment at an airport. Comprised of black and white stills, LaJetee creates a striking analogy for the power of memory and packs all of the intensity of a full-length feature into 28 minutes and was the inspiration for Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys. (Umbrella Entertainment)

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DaViD´82 

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English A short artsy demo of 12 Monkeys that managed to make its greatest limitation a virtue. Where else can you see such a static yet dynamic and emotionally charged form? The only negative side is its insufficient length. This deserved to be feature length back then. Rather than waiting thirty-three years for Gilliam's skill. ()

kaylin 

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English At the time of the film's creation, I would probably appreciate it in the sense that it is interesting in its form, on the other hand, it is also simple because of that. The director relied on having an interesting story, which, to be honest, it did, but this execution is really too artistic. ()