Chronique d’un été

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Chronique d’un été is a pioneering 1961 French documentary film that helped define cinéma vérité by exploring the everyday lives and opinions of Parisians through innovative observational and participatory techniques.

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instanceOf French film
documentary film
awardReceived Cannes Film Festival International Critics Prize NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Jean Rouch NERFINISHED
Michel Brault NERFINISHED
Raoul Coutard NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
director Edgar Morin NERFINISHED
Jean Rouch NERFINISHED
editedBy Nadine Marquand NERFINISHED
features group discussions among participants
interviews with ordinary Parisians
on-street interviews
self-reflexive ending where participants watch the film
filmingLocation Paris NERFINISHED
genre cinéma vérité
documentary
hasParticipant Angelo NERFINISHED
Landry NERFINISHED
Marceline Loridan NERFINISHED
Mary Lou NERFINISHED
influenced development of ethnographic film
later documentary filmmakers
movement French New Wave NERFINISHED
notableFor helping define cinéma vérité
innovative use of synchronous sound
reflexive discussion of filmmaking process
originalLanguage French
periodDepicted postwar France
premiereEvent Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED
producer Anatole Dauman NERFINISHED
productionCompany Argos Films NERFINISHED
releaseDecade 1960s
releaseYear 1961
settingLocation Paris
subjectMatter everyday life of Parisians
personal happiness
political opinions
social conditions in France
work and leisure
technique direct cinema
observational filmmaking
participatory filmmaking
theme authenticity in representation
relationship between filmmaker and subject
title Chronique d’un été NERFINISHED
translatedTitle Chronicle of a Summer NERFINISHED
writer Edgar Morin NERFINISHED
Jean Rouch NERFINISHED

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Jean Rouch notableWork Chronique d’un été
Jean Rouch coCreatorOf Chronique d’un été