History of Poetry Documentary

The brief bibliographies following each introductory section are meant to suggest to the reader books of broad scope which should be available in most libraries and which constitute, in the editor’s opinion, worthwhile introductions to medieval social and cultural history.

Both the title and the witty, urbane narration delivered by Alexandra Stewart are quintessential Chris Marker, yet this 42-minute essay about the work of photographer Denise Bellon is in fact a collaboration between Marker and Bellon's sister Yannick, a director in her own right who has been making films since 1947. Most of the Denise Bellon photography on-screen comes from France in the late 30s, and the sense of history is as sharp and inflected with literary irony as in Marker's other films.