"A masterpiece among masterpieces, the two-part, three-hour A Grin Without a Cat is Chris Marker's most ambitious, clear-headed string of cinematic clauses and ideological couplets, and also his most impenetrable." - Eric Henderson

To see Marker channel his unique mind into portraying unrest in the era of counterculture brings me to a new level of awe. Appropriating footage of protests and speeches from across the world, the result is palpably affecting. To edit these scenes together alone is a tall task, but to simultaneously augment them with color filters and electronic sounds in a meaningful way just goes to show how true an artist Marker was. This is the 20th century in all its triumph, ugliness, sadness, and passion.

Although this is a very informative overview on communism, it can be a little dry during debate sequences or long ideological speeches.