Chronique d'un été (1961)
Directed by Edgar Morin / Jean Rouch
Genres - Culture & Society |
Sub-Genres - Anthropology, Social Issues |
Run Time - 85 min. |
Countries - France |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Originally Chronique d'Un Ete, this black & white, 16-millimeter film is an exercise in cinema verite, conceived by an anthropologist/moviemaker (Jean Rouch) and a sociologist/movie critic (Edgar Morin). The all-amateur cast includes a black university student, a factory worker and a young holocaust survivor. Each is interviewed on a variety of current-events topics, and each is permitted to ramble on until the camera runs out of film. As a coda, the interviewees are seen talking among themselves, asking each other if they had been "acting" while on camera.
Characteristics
Moods
Keywords
current-events, human-nature, interview, observations
Attributes
High Artistic Quality, High Historical Importance