The read
It runs long at 3h 0m.
Synopsis
Chris Marker’s A Grin Without a Cat is an epic political essay tracing the rise and decline of the global left from the 1960s to the 1970s. Through archival footage and commentary, the film examines revolutionary movements in France, Latin America, and beyond, reflecting on the ideals, failures, and fading hopes of a generation.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Metacritic81/100
27 audience votes
Key crew
- Chris MarkerDirector
- Chris MarkerWriter
Cast
- Laurence GuvillierNarrator (voice)
- Davos HanichNarrator (voice)
- François MasperoNarrator (voice)
- Yves MontandNarrator (voice)
- François PérierNarrator (voice)
- Sandra ScarnatiNarrator (voice)
- Jorge SemprúnNarrator (voice)
- Simone SignoretNarrator (voice)
- Fidel CastroSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Salvador AllendeSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Vladimir LeninSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Joseph StalinSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
1970spolitical activismarchive footagesocial activismhistorical societyrevolutionary war1960sactivismold footagehistorical imagesarmed forces revolutionary governmenthistorical events