10 May 1985
Chronos
Carefully picked scenes of nature and civilization are viewed at high speed using time-lapse cinematography in an effort to demonstrate the history of various regions.
Sans Soleil
He wrote me...
A woman narrates the thoughts of a world traveler, meditations on time and memory expressed in words and images from places as far-flung as Japan, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, and San Francisco.
Top Billed Cast
Florence Delay Narrator (voice)
Amílcar Cabral Self (archive footage)
Arielle Dombasle Self
Bin Akao Self (uncredited)
David Coverdale Self / Deep Purple Singer (uncredited)
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