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Documentary

Chronicle of a Summer(1961)

7.2(116)

1h 31m

1961-10-20

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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Keywords

friendshipparis, francecinema on cinemasaint-tropez, france

summer vacation

french colonialism

cinéma vérité

observational cinema

human interest

working life

traumatized woman

personal relationships

being human

human condition

french society

street interview

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