In the opening of La Jetée it’s named a photographic novel, a term which immediately raises questions. When you actually start watching it quickly becomes clear why it has been given that title. The movie consists of, if you forget one “freeing” exception, completely out of pictures, combined with a voiceover telling a story. It is like being read to as a child with a book in front of you. The story is very mature though and it is a movie experience unlike any other. Continue reading →