Chronicle of a Summer

1961 [FRENCH]

Documentary / History

3
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 3854 3.9K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Top cast

Modeste Landry as Self - un étudiant africain
Jacques Gabillon as Self - un employé
Raymond as Self - un étudiant africain
Simone Gabillon as Self - une employée
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829.53 MB
1280*936
French 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
Seeds 2
1.51 GB
1478*1080
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by gridoon2025 7 / 10

An interesting experiment

Reviewed by boblipton 6 / 10

Can You Direct The Audience?

Edgar Morin and Jean Rouch produced and directed this cinema verite film about an assortment of people in Paris. They are, we are told, none of them actors, and nothing has been scripted. So the film makers ask questions like "Are you happy"and "Do you feel angry when Blacks in another country treat their citizens badly" and get answers and, eventually, conversations between their participants.I found it interesting that the subjects resisted answering the questions, either responding that they were almost happy, or talking about other people and how they were misusing their lives, their opportunities to be happy.So, was this successful? Did they get real looks at real people? Probably some' watch someone long enough and cannily enough, and you'll gain some idea of who he or she is, even if they think they're not telling you. I will disagree with Morin's statement that the wide variety of reactions by audience members indicates they had arrived at some sort of truth: "You can't direct an audience," he claims. What then, is the purpose of editing? What is the use of choosing where to place the camera?Still, it's an interesting experimental film, even if I disagree with the conclusions.
Reviewed by jellopuke 8 / 10

Very interesting

Some really fascinating stuff pops up in here with pertinent questions that make you wonder how much was real vs performance. Overall a neat look at 1960 Paris that holds time capsule like qualities and the keys to shared traits cross generations.
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