A Grin Without a Cat

3h

7.9

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.

Cast

Laurence Guvillier

Narrator (voice)

Narrator (voice)

François Maspero

Narrator (voice)

Narrator (voice)

François Périer

Narrator (voice)

Sandra Scarnati

Narrator (voice)

Narrator (voice)

Simone Signoret

Narrator (voice)

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Salvador Allende

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Võ Nguyên Giáp

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charles de Gaulle

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Georges Pompidou

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Augusto Pinochet

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Crew

Director, Writer, Editor

Pierre-William Glenn

Director of Photography

Director of Photography