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.
Chris Marker
Writer, Director
Laurence Guvillier
Narrator (voice)
Davos Hanich
Narrator (voice)
François Maspero
Narrator (voice)
Yves Montand
Narrator (voice)
François Périer
Narrator (voice)
Sandra Scarnati
Narrator (voice)
Jorge Semprún
Narrator (voice)
Simone Signoret
Narrator (voice)
Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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42 Up75%
WHAM!73%
Fuck64%
The Yes Men Fix the World70%
The Last Waltz76%
Night Will Fall76%
Sympathy for the Devil62%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
Val72%
Sidney70%
Maria by Callas73%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
The Weather Underground67%
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert82%
McQueen74%
Inside Deep Throat64%
Beatles '6465%
Woodstock75%
Milius70%
