A Grin Without A Cat (2002)
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Reviews Counted: 14 Fresh: 14 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 7.9/10
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 2 hrs 59 mins
Runtime: 2 hrs 59 mins
Theatrical Release: May 1, 2002 Limited
Synopsis:
A GRIN WITHOUT A CAT is Chris Marker's epic film-essay on the worldwide political wars of the 60's and 70's: Vietnam, Bolivia, May '68, Prague, Chile, and the fate of the New Left.
Released in France in 1978, restored and "re-actualized" by Marker fifteen years later (after the fall of the... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Director: Chris Marker
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While it regards 1967 as the key turning point of the 20th century, and returns again and again to images of dissidents in the streets, it's alarmingly current.
01/17/03 06:43 PM
An exhaustive investigation into the roots and after-effects of the revolutions and counter-revolutions that rocked France, the U.S., China, Latin America and Czechoslovakia in 1967 and 1968.
12/02/02 08:15 AM
A timely look back at civil disobedience, anti-war movements and the power of strong voices.
11/08/02 04:15 PM
Top Critic Marker's incredible collection of newsreel footage -- TV footage from various countries, home movies and other celluloid wonders -- eventually shapes a scattered, pinwheel idea of the era's attitude.
11/07/02 11:03 AM
This is a movie about the world at war with itself, and the result is riveting, sublime and unforgettable.
09/26/02 01:48 PM
Top Critic Although it's a bit smug and repetitive, this documentary engages your brain in a way few current films do.
08/29/02 04:09 PM
Achieves a sort of filmic epiphany that revels in the true potential of the medium.
05/06/02 03:52 PM
It's always fascinating to watch Marker the essayist at work.
05/01/02 12:06 PM
Top Critic A work of extraordinary journalism, but it is also a work of deft and subtle poetry.
05/01/02 12:00 PM
Top Critic A remarkable 179-minute meditation on the nature of revolution.
05/01/02 11:57 AM
Top Critic More impressionistic than analytical, A Grin Without a Cat is a grand immersion.
04/30/02 02:06 PM
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