Chronicle of a Summer
The first film of cinéma vérité
Chronicle of a Summer(1961)
The first film of cinéma vérité
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.
Keywords
friendshipparis, francecinema on cinemasaint-tropez, francesummer vacationfrench colonialismcinéma véritéobservational cinemahuman interestworking lifetraumatized womanpersonal relationshipsbeing humanhuman conditionfrench societystreet interview