Chronicle of a Summer
Chronique d'un été (Paris 1960)
1961 · 1h 31m · Documentary · France
The first film of cinéma vérité
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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being humancinema on cinemacinéma véritéfrench colonialismfrench societyfriendshiphuman conditionhuman interestobservational cinemaparis, francepersonal relationshipssaint-tropez, francestreet interviewsummer vacationtraumatized womanworking life
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