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Chronicle of a Summer

"The first film of cinéma vérité"

72
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1965 · 1h 31m
Documentary
Starring Edgar Morin · Jean Rouch · Marceline Loridan-Ivens
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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.

Directors
Jean Rouch, Edgar Morin
Producers
Philippe Lifchitz, Anatole Dauman
Studio
Argos films
Original Title
Chronique d'un été (Paris 1960)
Original Language
French
Keywords
paris, france cinema on cinema friendship 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
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Cast

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E
Edgar Morin
Self
J
Jean Rouch
Self
M
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Self
M
Marilù Parolini
Self
J
Jean-Pierre Sergent
Self
R
Régis Debray
Self
N
Nadine Ballot
Self

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