A Grin Without a Cat
Directed by Chris Marker
A dense, essayistic meditation on the collapse of 1960s revolutionary idealism, constructed from archival fragments and layered commentary into a haunting historical reckoning.
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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