Release Date

18 May, 2026

Runtime

01:15: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Guided by the evocative narration of Charlotte Rampling, Nostalgia for the Future is a descent into the labyrinthine world of Chris Marker, the “best-known author of unknown films,” who spent a lifetime concealing himself behind a veil of pseudonyms and images of cats. Moving through a constellation of personal documents and film fragments, an archivist attempts to decode the man through the material traces he left behind. By repurposing and recontextualizing Marker’s own body of work, the film treats his images as “time machines,” transforming the archive into a landscape of living memory. Nostalgia for the Future is a meditation on memory, identity, and the power our past images hold over the futures we imagine.

Original Title

Nostalgia for the Future

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Actors

Charlotte Rampling

Chris Marker

Yves Montand

Fidel Castro

Crew

Brecht Debackere

Steven Dhoedt

Boris Debackere

Beppe Leonetti

Rutger Zuydervelt

Francesco Morosini

Daniël De Valck

Marc Thelosen

Erika Rossi

Jérôme de Gerlache

Alexi Van Hennecker

Benjamin Grinand

Diego van Uden

Chiara Pontuali