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...after a certain quantity, photos apparently taken by chance, postcards chosen according to a passing mood, begin to trace an itinerary, to map the imaginary country that stretches out before us.
Chris Marker
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Chris Marker
Age: 90 †
Born: 1921
Born: July 29
Died: 2012
Died: July 29
Artist
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Christian François Bouche- Villeneuve
Christian François Bouche-Villeneuve
Christian Francois Bouche-Villeneuve
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