Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer

Chronicle of a Summer

The first film of cinéma vérité

7.2(108 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

More Like This

La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961)
Elton John: A Singular Man
Tippi Hedren: The Birds and Other Wild Animals
Stories of Our Cinema
The Way South
Trump Rally
Comrades in Dreams
Algeria 1954, The Revolt Of A Colonized
Les Mains Libres
Karajan: Portrait of a Maestro
Omnibus: François Truffaut
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers