Chronicle of a Summer (1961)

Chronicle of a Summer

Original title: Chronique d'un été (Paris 1960)
Movie1961• Not Rated• 1h 25m
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⭐ 7.4 / 10(4,011)

A documentary about the everyday lives of ordinary Parisians, done in the style of cinéma vérité.

Rated
Not Rated
Runtime
1h 25m
Released
1961
Country
France

Details

Release year: 1961

Storyline

A documentary about the everyday lives of ordinary Parisians, done in the style of cinéma vérité.

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Did you know

• The 6th greatest documentary of all time according to the 'Sight & Sound' poll 2014. The list was compiled after polling from over 200 critics and curators and 100 filmmakers.

• The sociologist Edgar Morin, who co-directed Chronicle of a Summer (1961), coined the term Cinéma Vérité in one of his texts shortly before the film was produced.

• Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.

User reviews

⭐ 7/10

An interesting experiment

👍 3 · 10/11/2020
⭐ 8/10

Very interesting

👍 0 · 8/7/2022
⭐ 6/10

Can You Direct The Audience?

👍 1 · 12/3/2023

Technical specs

Sound mix
Mono
Aspect ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
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