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Marker was born Christian François Bouche-Villeneuve.

Always elusive about his past and known to refuse interviews and not allow photographs to be taken of him, his place of birth is highly disputed.

Some sources and Marker himself claim that he was born in Ulan Bator, Mongolia.

Other sources say he was born in Belleville, Paris, and others, in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

The 1949 edition of Le Cœur Net specifies his birthday as 22 July.

Film critic David Thomson has stated: " Marker told me himself that Mongolia is correct.

I have since concluded that Belleville is correct — but that does not spoil the spiritual truth of Ulan Bator.

" When asked about his secretive nature, Marker has said " My films are enough for them audience.