In 1959 Chris Marker was going to make a film about the United States of America. The title should have been: American Dreams. The film itself was never made, but in the book Kommentare 1 which collects the voice over texts to some of Marker’s films, the text for the film can be found.
Chris Marker. Kommentare 1 + Kommentare 2
Aus dem Französischen v. Erich Brinkmann u. Rike Felka
Bd. 1: Br., 176 Seiten, ca. 300 Abb., 28 EUR, ISBN 978-3-940048-21-9
Bd. 2: Br., 176 Seiten, ca. 300 Abb., 28 EUR, ISBN 978-3-940048-22-6
There are also some images collected that might have been in the film. Here are some of them:
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© William Klein © Chris Marker/Succession Christian Bouche-Villeneuve dit Chris Marker
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© William Klein © Chris Marker/Succession Christian Bouche-Villeneuve dit Chris Marker
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© William Klein © Chris Marker/Succession Christian Bouche-Villeneuve dit Chris Marker
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© William Klein © Chris Marker/Succession Christian Bouche-Villeneuve dit Chris Marker
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© William Klein © Chris Marker/Succession Christian Bouche-Villeneuve dit Chris Marker
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© William Klein © Chris Marker/Succession Christian Bouche-Villeneuve dit Chris Marker
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© William Klein © Chris Marker/Succession Christian Bouche-Villeneuve dit Chris Marker
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© William Klein © Chris Marker/Succession Christian Bouche-Villeneuve dit Chris Marker
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© William Klein © Chris Marker/Succession Christian Bouche-Villeneuve dit Chris Marker
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© William Klein © Chris Marker/Succession Christian Bouche-Villeneuve dit Chris Marker
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© William Klein © Chris Marker/Succession Christian Bouche-Villeneuve dit Chris Marker
(Alle Bilder veröffentlichen wir mit freundlicher Genehmigung von BRINKMANN & BOSE, BERLIN)