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Chronicle of a Summer

MOVIE • 1961

Chronicle of a Summer

The first film of cinéma vérité

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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Top Cast

Edgar Morin

Edgar Morin

Self

Jean Rouch

Jean Rouch

Self

Marceline Loridan-Ivens

Marceline Loridan-Ivens

Self

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Marilù Parolini

Self

Jean-Pierre Sergent

Jean-Pierre Sergent

Self

Régis Debray

Régis Debray

Self

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Nadine Ballot

Self

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Modeste Landry

Self

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Louis Boucher

Assistant Camera

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Claude Beausoleil

Assistant Camera

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André Coutant

Thanks

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Philippe Lifchitz

Producer

Anatole Dauman

Anatole Dauman

Producer

Michel Brault

Michel Brault

Director of Photography

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Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

October 20, 1961

Runtime

91 min

Language

French

Origin

France

Budget

N/A

Revenue

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