If I Had Four Dromedaries

If I Had Four Dromedaries 1966 Directed by Chris Marker Si j'avais quatre dromadaires

Composed entirely of still photographs shot by Marker himself over the course of his restless travel through twenty-six countries, If I Had Four Dromedaries stages a probing, at times agitated, search for the meanings of the photographic image, in the form of an extended voiceover conversation and debate between the "amateur photographer" credited with the images and two of his colleagues. Anticipating later writings by Roland Barthes and Susan Sontag (who professed her admiration for the film) If I Had Four Dromedaries reveals Marker's instinctual understanding of the secret rapport between still and moving image.

Country France

Production Countries France , Germany

Language French

Spoken Language French

Gnere Documentary

Production Companies ISKRA , A.P.E.C.

Release Date 1 November 1966

49 mins