Film
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · 1h 31m · Documentary
The first film of cinéma vérité
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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.
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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
Crew
- Jean RouchDirector
- Edgar MorinDirector
- Philippe LifchitzProducer
- Anatole DaumanProducer
- Michel BraultDirector of Photography
- Raoul CoutardDirector of Photography
- Jean-Jacques TarbèsDirector of Photography
- Roger MorillièreDirector of Photography
- Françoise CollinEditor
- Jean RavelEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- October 20, 1961
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Documentary
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