If I Had Four Dromedaries

If I Had Four Dromedaries

1966•49m•7.0/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(11)

Composed entirely of still photographs taken by Chris Marker across 26 countries, If I Had Four Dromedaries presents a dialogue between three voices reflecting on the meaning of images and travel. Through this photo-essay form, Marker explores the relationship between still and moving images and the act of seeing itself.

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Production

A.P.E.C., ISKRA

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Pierre Vaneck

Pierre Vaneck

Récitant (voice)

Nicolas Youmatoff

Récitant (voice)

Catherine Le Couey

Récitante (voice)

Tatyana Lavrova

Tatyana Lavrova

Self (photo)

Tatyana Samoylova

Tatyana Samoylova

Self (photo)

Samuel Feijóo

Self (photo)

Samuel Beckett

Samuel Beckett

Self (photo)

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