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title: 'A Grin Without a Cat (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Chris Marker'
released: '1977-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 240
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-grin-without-a-cat-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076042/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Grin Without a Cat (1977)

1977 · 240 min · Documentary · France

Original title: Le fond de l'air est rouge

## Synopsis

A Grin Without a Cat is a 1977 French essay film by Chris Marker. It focuses on global political turmoil in the 1960s and '70s, including the rise of the New Left in France and the development of socialist movements in Latin America. Using the image of Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat, the film's title evokes a dissonance between the promise of a global socialist revolution and its actual nonexistence. The film's original French title means "The essence of the air is red", and has a subtext similar to the English title, implying that the socialist movement existed only in the air.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Chris Marker](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-marker)
- **Screenplay:** [Chris Marker](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-marker)
- **Editor:** [Chris Marker](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-marker)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Luciano Berio](https://cinepixo.com/people/luciano-berio)

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