Similar

• The use of mise en scene e.g. the lemon, the pipes/wires and the chair, the hat and bells, the key and the mirror and the flower
• Narrative repetition in Meshes of the Afternoon, When the Day Breaks (the blind) and La Jetee
• Non-linear narrative in Meshes of the Afternoon, La Jetee and Night Fishing(?)
• The use of no dialogue in When the Day Breaks and Meshes of the Afternoon
• Exploring the theme of mortality

Differences

• The linear narrative in When the Day Breaks
• The use of animals in When the Day Breaks (specifically an anthropomorphized short film)
• La Jetee used photographs to tell the story (apart from one blinking shot)
• La Jetee uses non-linear narrative to explore relationships and memory
• When the Day Break’s use of mundane and everyday tasks