Chronicle of a Summer

Name: Chronicle of a Summer
Director: Jean Rouch
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1961
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Edgar Morin, Jean Rouch, Marceline Loridan-Ivens, Marilù Parolini, Jean-Pierre Sergent

"The first film of cinéma vérité"

7.1/10

1961

1h 31m

Documentary

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.