Sans Soleil?
How did you do 
It wasn't easy. I went to IMDB to see how many French films had been made without a naked Sophie Marceau in them. Turns out there have been quite a few. (What the hell, French film industry?! Sophie should be in all your movies!) Then, having learned how many movies I would have to watch that didn't feature gratuitous Sophie nudity, I gave up and goggled "French film makers who have inspired Terry Gilliam". From there, it was just a series of "Chris Marker" google image searches until I found a movie still with porcelain cats in them. (My kung fu is strong!

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So, yes, I cheated. But this thread was in danger of losing its mojo. I had no choice!

And now, without further adieu, here's my next movie clue:

Enjoy!