Chronicle of a Summer
The first film of cinéma vérité
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- Director
- Jean Rouch
- Language
- French
- Released
- 1961-10-20
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
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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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