Should you watch Chronicle of a Summer?
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Chronicle of a Summer
Documentary · 1961
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.
The sides of Chronicle of a Summer
- Passersby in Paris asked if they are happy
- Workers, students and friends talking about their lives
- Paris and Saint-Tropez in the summer of 1960
Chronicle of a Summer is good for you if…
- you like black and white films that invented a way of filming.
- you like long, honest conversations with ordinary people.
- you want to feel France in 1960, with the Algerian war in the background.
Chronicle of a Summer is bad for you if…
- you won't read subtitles.
- you need momentum more than long conversations.
About: happiness · work · friendship · the human condition
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