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The first film of cinéma vérité - Chronicle of a Summer
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Title: Chronicle of a Summer

Release Date: 20 Oct 1961

Runtime: 1h 31m

Genre: Documentary

Director: Argos Films

Production Companies: Argos Films

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.

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Average Vote: 7.2 (100 votes)

Cast

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