Chronicle of a Summer

Name: Chronicle of a Summer
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1961
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 7.2

1961 · 91 min

Documentary

★ 7.2

Criterion

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.

Crew

Director Jean Rouch
Director Edgar Morin
Director of Photography Michel Brault
Director of Photography Raoul Coutard
Director of Photography Jean-Jacques Tarbès
Director of Photography Roger Morillière

Cast

Edgar Morin
Self
Jean Rouch
Self
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Self
M
Marilù Parolini
Self
Jean-Pierre Sergent
Self
Régis Debray
Self
N
Nadine Ballot
Self
M
Modeste Landry
Self

Crew

Director — Jean Rouch
Director — Edgar Morin
Director of Photography — Michel Brault
Director of Photography — Raoul Coutard
Director of Photography — Jean-Jacques Tarbès
Director of Photography — Roger Morillière

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