Release Year - 1962
Country - France
Genres - Short | Drama | Romance
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Synopsis : Constructed almost entirely from still photos, it tells the story of a post-nuclear war experiment in time travel. The film runs for 28 minutes and is in black and white.
Time travel, still images, a past, present and future and the aftermath of World War III. The tale of a man, a slave, sent back and forth, in and out of time, to find a solution to the world's fate. To replenish its decreasing stocks of food, medicine and energies, and in doing so, resulting in a perpetual memory of a lone female, life, death and past events that are recreated on an airports jetée.
Awards - Prix Jean Vigo for short film
Lists - In 2010, Time ranked La Jetée first in its list of "Top 10 time-travel movies"
Special Mention - The 1995 science fiction film 12 Monkeys was inspired by, and takes several concepts directly from, La jetée.
Rated by ~10k users on IMDb
Time travel, still images, a past, present and future and the aftermath of World War III. The tale of a man, a slave, sent back and forth, in and out of time, to find a solution to the world's fate. To replenish its decreasing stocks of food, medicine and energies, and in doing so, resulting in a perpetual memory of a lone female, life, death and past events that are recreated on an airports jetée.
Awards - Prix Jean Vigo for short film
Lists - In 2010, Time ranked La Jetée first in its list of "Top 10 time-travel movies"
Special Mention - The 1995 science fiction film 12 Monkeys was inspired by, and takes several concepts directly from, La jetée.
Rated by ~10k users on IMDb
Online Links - Youtube - Parts 1 to 2 (with Eng Subs)