La Jetee
This is probably one of the more influential, cult short films ever made. It is advertised as the inspiration for Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys. It's kind of an avante garde sci-fi story told entirely by still images with a soothing narration on top -- like an artsy Power Point presentation. After WWIII has left the world in ruins, the future must send a volunteer to the past in order to change the future. It's inventive and at under 30-minutes, a welcome piece of filmmaking.
posted by Clint @ 4:03 PM
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What's most brilliant to me is that, after about five or six viewings, the pictures begin to move (all in the viewer's mind, of course). It caters to the imagination like a lurid picture book, and lingers for days afterward. I still count the shot in which the woman blinks among the most surprising moments in all of cinema. Truly, this is a film that becomes more impressive with repeat viewings.
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