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75% Critic Match
Sans Soleil
“He wrote me...”
7.5 / 10• 1983• 1h 40m•NR• French
Documentary
Storyline
A woman narrates the thoughts of a world traveler, meditations on time and memory expressed in words and images from places as far-flung as Japan, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, and San Francisco.
Cast & Crew
Florence Delay
Narrator (voice)
Lead
Amílcar Cabral
Self (archive footage)
Arielle Dombasle
Self
BA
Bin Akao
Self (uncredited)
David Coverdale
Self / Deep Purple Singer (uncredited)
Chris Marker
Self (uncredited)
Alexandra Stewart
Narrator (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Chris Marker's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sans Soleil is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
