ChrisMarker wasbornin1921.HemadehisdebutwithOlympia52.Then he made some "˜travel' films such as Dimanche aÌ€ Pechin (1956) and Lettre de SibeÌrie (1958). With Le joli mai (1963) he confronts himself with the themes of the political crisis, while in La jeteÌe he works on experimenting with language. Among his latest films we may mention Level Five (1996) and Une journeÌe d'Andreij Arsenevitch (2000).