A Grin Without a Cat (1977)
Le fond de l'air est rouge
240 min
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.
- Release date
- November 23, 1977
- Country of origin
- France
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Cast
- Laurence Cuvillier as Narrator
- Davos Hanich as Narrator
- François Maspero as Narrator
- Yves Montand as Narrator
- François Périer as Narrator
- Sandra Scarnati as Narrator
- Jorge Semprún as Narrator
- Simone Signoret as Narrator
- Fidel Castro as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Salvador Allende as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Vladimir Lenin as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Joseph Stalin as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Zedong Mao as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Enlai Zhou as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Charles de Gaulle as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Georges Pompidou as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Richard Nixon as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Augusto Pinochet as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Jean-Claude Dauphin as Narrator
- Beatriz Allende as Self
Crew
- Beatriz Allende · Archive footage
- Chris Marker · Director
- Chris Marker · Editor
- Valérie Mayoux · Editor
- Anne-Claire Mittelberger · Editor
- Patrick Sauvion · Editor