Chronicle of a Summer

Name: Chronicle of a Summer
Director: Jean Rouch
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1961-10-20
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Edgar Morin, Jean Rouch, Marceline Loridan-Ivens, Marilù Parolini, Jean-Pierre Sergent

The first film of cinéma vérité

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72% match1961 • 1h 31m • Documentary

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.

Cast: Edgar Morin, Jean Rouch, Marceline Loridan-Ivens, Marilù Parolini, Jean-Pierre Sergent, Régis Debray, Nadine Ballot, Modeste Landry