1962, Chris Marker, 28 mins

Called "very possibly the greatest science fiction movie yet made" by Pauline Kael and remade by Terry Gilliam as 12 Monkeys, La Jetée influenced countless films of the last half century. After the Third World War has devastated Paris, scientists trap a man in the catacombs below the city and subject him to experiments, forcing him to confront the moment of his death on a deserted pier at Orly Airport.