Oct 20, 1961
91 min
Full-HD

Chronicle of a Summer (1961)

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.

Category

Documentary

Country

France

Companies

Argos Films

Edgar Morin

Self

Jean Rouch

Self

Marceline Loridan-Ivens

Self

Marilù Parolini

Self

Jean-Pierre Sergent

Self

Régis Debray

Self

Nadine Ballot

Self

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