If I Had Four Dromedaries (1966)

Name: If I Had Four Dromedaries
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1966-11-01
Duration: 49 min
Cast: Pierre Vaneck, Nicolas Youmatoff, Catherine Le Couey, Tatyana Lavrova, Tatyana Samoylova

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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Released 1966-11-01 · 49 min · Documentary

Directed by Chris Marker

Cast

Pierre Vaneck as Récitant (voice)
Nicolas Youmatoff as Récitant (voice)
Catherine Le Couey as Récitante (voice)
Tatyana Lavrova as Self (photo)
Tatyana Samoylova as Self (photo)
Samuel Feijóo as Self (photo)
Samuel Beckett as Self (photo)