The Meaning Of Time In Chris Marker's La Jetee

La Jetée by Chris Marker is a 1962 science-fiction film that experiments with the concept of time travel and memories. This essay will discuss the use of narrative style in La Jetée by Chris Marker, in relation to the techniques used and their effects, and evaluate its effectiveness in conveying theme and concept, and argue that it was successful to a large extent. Firstly, Marker uses narration to carry the plot of his film forward. Although La Jetée is a verbal and visual construct, the narration

La Jetée is a film that challenges audience’s expectations and the conventions of filmmaking. The film defines itself as “un photo-roman, or “a photo-novel.” It creates a narrative using still images along with music, sound effects, and voice-over narration. In this way, the film becomes a hybrid of both literature and cinema. Its unique storytelling style build on each still image’s poetic meaning and lead viewers to reevaluate their perception of cinema and its relation to time and movement. It

developments in modern technologies. I have chosen to use the ciné-roman designed by Bruce Mau from Chris Marker’s 1962 science-fiction film La Jetée as a reference point for my discussion. The film is constructed almost entirely of still-images, shot through a Pentax camera. Involving the “future destruction of Paris,” the film follows a prisoner haunted by the image of a woman from his childhood, sent through time by his controllers (Lupton 2005, 87). The ciné-roman presents the film’s still-images in a