"They found something in everything"
Lettre de Sibérie [Letter from Siberia]
Salt Beyoğlu
October 9, 2025 19.00
![2 Lettredesiberie <i>Lettre de Sibérie</i> [Sibirya’dan Mektup] (1958) filminden bir kare
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Still from Lettre de Sibérie [Letter from Siberia] (1958)
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Walk-in Cinema
Lettre de Sibérie [Letter from Siberia] (1958)
Director: Chris Marker
62 minutes
French; English subtitles
In this film, Chris Marker embarks on a journey across the vast landscape of Siberia. Observing the geography, ways of life, urbanization, and remote villages, he weaves together a reindeer advertisement with the story of an extinct mammoth species. Using diverse media such as animation and photography, the film navigates both cultures and cinematic forms, from travelogue to documentary and ethnography.
The film will be screened in its original language with English subtitles.
The screening is realized with the support of Institut Français.
Lettre de Sibérie [Letter from Siberia] (1958)
Director: Chris Marker
62 minutes
French; English subtitles
In this film, Chris Marker embarks on a journey across the vast landscape of Siberia. Observing the geography, ways of life, urbanization, and remote villages, he weaves together a reindeer advertisement with the story of an extinct mammoth species. Using diverse media such as animation and photography, the film navigates both cultures and cinematic forms, from travelogue to documentary and ethnography.
The film will be screened in its original language with English subtitles.
The screening is realized with the support of Institut Français.
