Chris Marker and the Art of Collaboration: ‘Le Joli Mai’ and ‘Far from Vietnam’

It might seem fitting that, of all forms of documentary filmmaking, the “film essay” is the genre most open to foregrounding the singular, authorial voice of the documentary filmmaker. And in Chris Marker’s incredible body of work, his voice is almost omnisciently present (albeit often realized through readings by professional actors). Whether observing…