Chronicle of a Summer (1961)

Name: Chronicle of a Summer
Director: Jean Rouch
Released: 1961-10-20
Rating: 7.147
Cast: Edgar Morin, Jean Rouch, Marceline Loridan-Ivens, Marilù Parolini, Jean-Pierre Sergent

Documentary

91 min

"The first film of cinéma vérité"

Plot Summary

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.