Sans Soleil
He wrote me...
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$30878
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
1983-01-01
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
244
Vote Average
7.5
Florence Delay
Narrator (voice)
Amílcar Cabral
Self (archive footage)
Arielle Dombasle
Self
Bin Akao
Self (uncredited)
David Coverdale
Self / Deep Purple Singer (uncredited)
Chris Marker
Self (uncredited)
0.0
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7.3
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7.7
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8.2
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7.5
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6.0
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7.5
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7.9
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6.1
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7.5
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10.0
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6.9
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6.7
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0.0
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0.0
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6.6
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6.2
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7.2
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