Sans Soleil
“He wrote me...”
A woman narrates the thoughts of a world traveler, meditations on time and memory expressed in words and images from places as far-flung as Japan, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, and San Francisco.
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Cast
8 people
Florence Delay
Narrator (voice)
Known for
The Trial of Joan of Arc
Amílcar Cabral
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Mário
World in Action
Arielle Dombasle
Self
Known for
Around the World in 80 Days
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Bin Akao
Self (uncredited)
David Coverdale
Self / Deep Purple Singer (uncredited)
Also in
Whitesnake: Made in Japan
Whitesnake: Greatest Hits (Revisited Remixed Remastered MMXXII)
Chris Marker
Self (uncredited)
Also in
The Sixth Side of the Pentagon
L’indispensable
Charlotte Kerr
Narrator (German version) (voice)
Also in
Space Patrol
Spare Parts
Alexandra Stewart
Narrator (voice)
Known for
The Hidden Face
Day for Night
Chris Marker Director
Worldwide gross $31K · United States release October 26, 1983 · Produced in France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$30,878
Production
Argos films
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Germany · February 23, 1983
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
France · March 2, 1983
Theatrical
United States · October 26, 1983
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
December 7, 2013 · Limited theatrical · Harvard Film Archive
Brazil
September 23, 2005 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Canada
September 10, 1983 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
China
August 13, 2023 · Limited theatrical
Finland
December 23, 1987 · TV
Germany
October 28, 1983 · Theatrical · West Germany
Italy
February 1, 1985 · Premiere · Venice, French Film Week
Japan
May 23, 1986 · Theatrical
October 1, 2007 · Limited theatrical · Tokyo International Film Festival
October 1, 2013 · Limited theatrical · Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
Netherlands
April 26, 1984 · Theatrical
December 10, 1995 · Limited theatrical · IDFA Festival
South Korea
September 1, 1998 · Premiere · Pusan International Film Festival
Switzerland
October 16, 1998 · Limited theatrical · Zürich, Re-release
April 1, 2021 · Limited theatrical · Visions du Réel Film Festival
Taiwan
November 9, 2012 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
United Kingdom
November 15, 2002 · Theatrical · Re-release
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