Chronicle of a Summer

"The first film of cinéma vérité"Movie
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72
Chronicle of a Summer
StarringEdgar MorinJean RouchMarceline Loridan-Ivens
DirectorsJean RouchEdgar Morin
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NR 1 hr 31 minDocumentary
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Plot
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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Original Language:French
Production Companies:Argos films
friendshipparis, francecinema on cinemasummer vacationfrench colonialismcinéma véritéhuman interestobservational cinematraumatized womanpersonal relationships