Francophile Matthew Cobb tells me that French filmmaker Chris Marker (real name: Christian Francois Bouche-Velleneuve) died in Paris on July 29 at age 91. Even if you've never heard of him, you've seen his influence, noted by boston.com:
Marker was a photographer, novelist, documentarian, and multimedia artist, but he's probably best known for 1962's "La Jetée," the 28-minute short that influenced an entire generation of filmmakers.
