A Grin Without a Cat

Original title: Le fond de l'air est rouge

Duration: 180 min

Release date: 1977-11-23

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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.

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Le fond de l'air est rouge

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Laurence Guvillier

Laurence Guvillier

as Narrator (voice)

as Narrator (voice)

François Maspero

François Maspero

as Narrator (voice)

as Narrator (voice)

François Périer

François Périer

as Narrator (voice)

Sandra Scarnati

Sandra Scarnati

as Narrator (voice)

as Narrator (voice)

Simone Signoret

Simone Signoret

as Narrator (voice)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Salvador Allende

Salvador Allende

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Võ Nguyên Giáp

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Georges Pompidou

Georges Pompidou

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Augusto Pinochet

Augusto Pinochet

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Pierre-William Glenn

Pierre-William Glenn

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

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