(LE CINQUIÈME PLAN DE LA JETÉE)

Chris Marker’s La Jetée (1962) was groundbreaking in its narrative form, comprising only photographs and one brief moment of moving image. In 2018, during a screening of La Jetée, Dominique Cabrera’s cousin suddenly recognised himself and his parents in a shot of the film at Orly Airport. Cabrera puts La Jetée in context– 1962 saw Algeria gain independence, and hundreds of thousands of ‘Pieds-noirs’ left their homes for exile in France via Orly – in a thrilling investigation, weaving together personal diaries, photographs, political reflection, and film history.

Notes by Marie-Pierre Richard

Winner DOK Leipzig, Prix Golden Dove; Official selection, First Look Museum of Moving Image; Festival du Réel; FEMA – La Rochelle 2025

This screening will be preceded by short film La Jetée (Chris Marker, 1962).

Screening as part of IFI French Film Festival 2025.