This experimental 29 minute sci-fi movie summed up the mood of
adventure in Sixties film making. Though briefly a cult hit, it
was largely ignored by the public. Ironically it later became
the inspiration for 1995 Hollywood blockbuster Twelve Monkeys, starring
Brad Pitt.
Comprised entirely of stills, except for one barely noticable scene
where a character blinks, La Jetée is the tale of a man haunted
by a childhood memory of someone being shot to death at an airport
in Paris.
Following the destruction of the city he takes part in a time travel
experiment to see if he can retrieve supplies and find an explanation
for the catastrophe. In the past, he falls in love with a woman
he meets and finds his fate is inextricably tied up with his memories.
