Nostalgia for the Future

Nostalgia for the Future

2026
1h 15m
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Overview

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.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Visualantics seriousFilm Cobra Films Ghirigori
Production Countries
Belgium Netherlands Italy
Spoken Languages
English French

Keywords

essay film creative documentary

Quick Facts

Release Date May 18, 2026
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt42416981
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Cast

Charlotte Rampling
Charlotte Rampling

Voice (narrator)

Chris Marker
Chris Marker

Self (Archive footage)

Yves Montand
Yves Montand

Self (Archive footage)

Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro

Self (Archive Footage)

Key Crew

Brecht Debackere
Director
Steven Dhoedt
Producer
Brecht Debackere
Writer