The piece I decided to write on is La Jetée (1962). It is a 30 minute black-and-whtie film by French artist Chris Marker. It consists almost entirely of still photographs, and follows the story of a man in post World War III Paris, who is subjected to a series of time travel experiments.
The movie was interesting for several reasons. The pace of the film is somewhat slow but the gritty, black and white photos feel incredibly real; in fact it wasn't until sometime into the viewing that I realized that it wasn't a real story. There's also a moment when the photos break into film for a few seconds, which is a surprisingly pleasant change of pace.
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