A.K.
FRANCE, JAPAN / 1985 / French, Japanese / Color / 35mm / 70 min
Director, Editing: Chris Marker
Photography: Frans-Yves Marescot
Music: Takemitsu Toru
Producer: Serge Silberman
Production Companies: Greenwich Film, Herald Nippon, Herald Ace
Source: Asmik Ace (Japanese subtitled version), Athénée Français Cultural Center (Narration: Hasumi Shigehiko)
Invited by Serge Silberman, Marker accompanies Kurosawa Akira as he shoots Ran at the base of Mount Fuji to produce a making-of documentary. Focusing on the little behaviors of Kurosawa and his staff, this film captures the work of a master in a method completely different than a general making-of.
From Chris to Christo
FRANCE / 1985 / French / Color / DVD (Original: Video) / 24 min
Director: Chris Marker
Source: Les Films du Jeudi
From September 22 to October 7, 1985, Christo and Jeanne-Claude wrapped Paris’s Pont Neuf bridge. In this short film, Marker captures the process of this giant art project’s completion.
Matta
FRANCE / 1985 / French / Color / DVD (Original: Video) / 14 min
Director: Chris Marker
Source: Les Films du Jeudi
In 1985 in Paris’s Pompidou Centre, there was a large retrospective of the work of surrealist painter Robert Matta. In this film, Marker interviews Matta upon his visit to the exhibit.
Tokyo Days
FRANCE / 1986 / French / Color / DVD (Original: Video) / 24 min
Director: Chris Marker
Cast: Arielle Dombasle
Source: Hors Pistes Tokyo, Les Films du Jeudi
Marker roams the city of Tokyo with actress Arielle Dombasle, who is visiting Japan. This precious short film shows the atmosphere of Tokyo in the 1980s, from the subway, to department store food markets, to amateur musicians.