Chronicle of a Summer

The first film of cinéma vérité

  • Rated 7.2 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1961
  • 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.

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Director
Jean Rouch
Starring
Edgar Morin, Jean Rouch, Marceline Loridan-Ivens, Marilù Parolini

Cast

  • Edgar Morin

    Edgar Morin

    Self

  • Jean Rouch

    Jean Rouch

    Self

  • Marceline Loridan-Ivens

    Marceline Loridan-Ivens

    Self

  • Marilù Parolini

    Self

  • Jean-Pierre Sergent

    Jean-Pierre Sergent

    Self

  • Régis Debray

    Régis Debray

    Self

  • Nadine Ballot

    Self

  • Modeste Landry

    Self

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