One of Chris Marker's earliest documentaries (1957) and probably one of his best, the hour-long Letter From Siberia mixes new and found footage with inventive commentary, and is especially memorable for a passage in which footage is repeated while the offscreen commentary transforms its meaning with a different ideological interpretation. It is perhaps the earliest example we have of Marker's inimitable essayistic manner, hence an indispensable work.
Directing | Chris Marker | Director |
Camera | Sacha Vierny | Director of Photography |
Editing | Anne Sarraute | Editor |
Sound | Pierre Barbaud | Original Music Composer |
Production | Anatole Dauman | Producer |