Summaries

A woman narrates the contemplative writings of a seasoned world traveler, focusing on contemporary Japan.

"He wrote me...." 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.—George S. Davis <[email protected]>

Director Chris Marker takes the viewer on a world tour of sorts where he is able to talk about his own world view. Part travelogue and part philosophical discourse, the footage was short mostly in Japan. Interesting imagery complements the views he presents and there is a memorable trip to San Francisco where he visits many of sites found in his favorite film, Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958).—garykmcd

Details

Keywords
  • train
  • woman
  • world
  • animal
  • looking at the camera
Genres
  • Drama
  • Documentary
Release date Mar 1, 1983
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin France
Language English Japanese Cantonese French Japanese Sign Language
Filming locations 224 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, California, USA
Production companies Argos Films

Box office

Gross US & Canada $30878
Opening weekend US & Canada $6460
Gross worldwide $31111

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 44m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.66 : 1

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