Movie
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · 91 min
A patient, thoughtful stroll through real lives that makes you question what honesty on camera even means.
- Directed by
- Edgar Morin, Jean Rouch
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Edgar Morin, Jean Rouch, Marceline Loridan-Ivens
- Tagline
- The first film of cinéma vérité
- 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.
- How it feels
- Earnest, melancholic and warm. Slow-burning and demanding.
- About
- Identity, class, work, friendship
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Edgar Morin, Jean Rouch
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Edgar Morin, Jean Rouch, Marceline Loridan-Ivens
