Chronicle of a Summer (1961)
20/10/1961
Documentary
1h 31m
- 72% (102 votes)
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The first film of cinéma vérité
Overview
Paris, summer 1960. Anthropologist and filmmaker Jean Rouch and sociologist and film critic Edgar Morin wander through the crowded streets asking passersby how they cope with life's misfortunes.
- Jean RouchDirector
- Edgar MorinDirector
Original Title
Chronique d'un été (Paris 1960)
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Keywords
- friendship
- paris, france
- cinema on cinema
- saint-tropez, france
- summer vacation
- french colonialism
- cinéma vérité
- observational cinema
- human interest
- working life
- traumatized woman
- personal relationships
- being human
- human condition
- french society
- street interview
Top Billed Cast
Edgar Morin
Self
Jean Rouch
Self
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Self
Marilù Parolini
Self
Jean-Pierre Sergent
Self
Régis Debray
Self
Nadine Ballot
Self
Modeste Landry
Self
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