Sans Soleil (1983)

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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.

• Released: 1983-03-02
• Genres: Documentary
• Runtime: 1h 40m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 277 votes

Directed by Chris Marker.

Top cast

• Florence Delay as Narrator (voice)
• Amílcar Cabral as Self (archive footage)
• Arielle Dombasle as Self
• Bin Akao as Self (uncredited)
• David Coverdale as Self / Deep Purple Singer (uncredited)
• Chris Marker as Self (uncredited)
• Alexandra Stewart as Narrator (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Sans Soleil

• United States: stream on Kanopy, Criterion Channel, DocAlliance Films; rent on Fandango At Home; buy on Fandango At Home, DocAlliance Films
• India: stream on MUBI, DocAlliance Films, MUBI Amazon Channel; buy on DocAlliance Films
• Canada: stream on Criterion Channel, DocAlliance Films; buy on DocAlliance Films

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