کریس مارکر

Also known as Christian François Bouche- Villeneuve, Christian François Bouche-Villeneuve, Christian Francois Bouche-Villeneuve

French filmmaker (1921–2012)

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Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France

Christian François Bouche-Villeneuve, better known as Chris Marker (France, 29 July 1921 – 29 July 2012), was a French writer, poet, activist, critic, photographer, traveler, journalist, film essayist, multimedia artist, and documentary filmmaker. He began his career as part of the French Rive Gauche group—parallel to but distinct from the Nouvelle Vague—with which he would later share certain…

Known for

Nostalgia for the Future — Self (Archive footage)2026
L’indispensable — Photos/Extrait2026
Ten Lives of a Cat: A Film about Chris Marker — Kaibyō (archive footage)2023
The Invention of Chris Marker — Self2020
Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain — Self (archive footage)2015
Agnès Varda: From Here to There — Self2011
In Chris Marker's Studio — Self2011
La Traversée du désir — Self2009
The Beaches of Agnès — Self (archive footage)2008
One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich — Self (voice) (uncredited)1999

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Born: Christian François Bouche-Villeneuve , ( 1921-07-29 ) 29 July 1921, Neuilly-sur-Seine , France
Died: 29 July 2012 (2012-07-29) (aged 91), Paris, France
Occupations: Film director photographer journalist multimedia artist

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Instance of: human
Given name: François
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Neuilly-sur-Seine
Place of death: 20th arrondissement of Paris
Occupation: director
Educated at: Lycée Pasteur
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: French
Award: César Award for Best Documentary Short Film
Participant in: documenta x

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influenced by: T. S. Eliot
date of birth: 1921-07-29
date of death: 2012-07-29
name in native language: Christian Bouche-Villeneuve
nominated for: Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
manner of death: natural causes
Commons category: Chris Marker
archives at: Cinémathèque Française
place of burial: Montparnasse Cemetery
related category: Category:Films directed by Chris Marker
start of work period: 1952-00-00
end of work period: 2004-00-00
pseudonym: Chris Marker
birth name: Christian Hippolyte François Georges Bouche-Villeneuve

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