Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer

Chronicle of a Summer

The first film of cinéma vérité

7.2(104 votes)
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.

Production

Argos films

Cast

Edgar Morin

Edgar Morin

Self

Jean Rouch

Jean Rouch

Self

Marceline Loridan-Ivens

Marceline Loridan-Ivens

Self

Marilù Parolini

Marilù Parolini

Self

Jean-Pierre Sergent

Jean-Pierre Sergent

Self

Régis Debray

Régis Debray

Self

Nadine Ballot

Nadine Ballot

Self

Modeste Landry

Modeste Landry

Self

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