Chronicle of a Summer
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.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Edgar Morin, Jean Rouch
Actors: Edgar Morin, Jean Rouch, Jean-Pierre Sergent, Marceline Loridan-Ivens, Marilù Parolini, Nadine Ballot, Régis Debray
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