Documentary
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.
Directed by
Chris Marker
Written by
Chris Marker
Salvador Allende
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Vladimir Lenin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Yves Montand
Narrator (voice)
Georges Pompidou
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Simone Signoret
Narrator (voice)
Zhou Enlai
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles de Gaulle
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Qing Jiang
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mao Zedong
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Augusto Pinochet
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
François Périer
Narrator (voice)
Davos Hanich
Narrator (voice)
Võ Nguyên Giáp
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Laurence Guvillier
Narrator (voice)
Sandra Scarnati
Narrator (voice)

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