CinemaOSMovie · 1961 · 1h 31m

Chronicle of a Summer

The first film of cinéma vérité

72%(122)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byJean Rouch, Edgar Morin

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 31m
Language
FR
Released
October 20, 1961
Studios
Argos films

Featuring

Cast & crew

8 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Jean Rouch
Jean Rouch
Edgar Morin
Edgar Morin
Produced by
Philippe Lifchitz
Anatole Dauman
Anatole Dauman

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