Level Five

1997 [FRENCH]

Action / Documentary / Romance / War

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 54% · 17 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 54% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 1005 1K

video game

Plot summary

Laura, a French programmer, inherits the task of creating a game about the World War II Battle of Okinawa. Her research and interviews with Japanese experts and witnesses prompt her to reflect on life, humanity, and the lasting influence of history and memories.

Director

Chris Marker Photo
Chris Marker

Top cast

Nagisa Ôshima Photo
Nagisa Ôshima as Self
Chris Marker Photo
Chris Marker as Self
Kinjo Shigeaki Photo
Kinjo Shigeaki as Self
Catherine Belkhodja Photo
Catherine Belkhodja as Laura
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1009.72 MB
960*720
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   es   tr   pt  
24 fps
1 hr 49 min
Seeds 3
1.83 GB
1440*1080
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   es   tr   pt  
24 fps
1 hr 49 min
Seeds 11

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by valadas 6 / 10

Almost uninteresting

Decidedly Chris Marker is not one my favourite film directors. His movies are formally attractive in terms of images and words but they have lttle to do with reality. They are too philosopical and poetical to be true. This time a computer programmer woman is trying to make a computer game based on the battle of Okinawa in 1944. Her efforts of reaching the real events and their consequences by investigating data on internet lead her to a permanent meditation and discourse about the battle facts in paralell with events of her life and her feelings. It is attractive in terms of film form but not much in terms of contents that is rather irrealist.
Reviewed by strangelight 8 / 10

A politicaly conscious cyber-love story

If you like your Sci-fi shiny and new then Level 5 will dissapoint - It's computer graphics are executed with a charming clunkiness that affords the story a sturdy grounding in reality.Many will find the film 'hard going', but it's rare that you will find a film with a sub-plot as potent as the one here, and it's an informative and enriching experience.Marker has, yet again, made a stunningly intimate and challenging film.
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