The first film of cinéma vérité

Chronicle of a Summer

7.21961 · 1h 31m · FR

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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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Edgar Morin

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Jean Rouch

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Marceline Loridan-Ivens

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Marilù Parolini

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Jean-Pierre Sergent

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Régis Debray

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Nadine Ballot

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