Chronicle of a Summer

Chronicle of a Summer (1961)

October 20th, 19611h 31min

Documentary
72%

Overview

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.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Aznavour by Charles

Aznavour by Charles


Released on: 2019-10-02
Documentary, Music

In 1948, French singer Charles Aznavour (1924-2018) receives a Paillard Bolex, his first camera. Unt...

Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible

Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible


Released on: 2020-10-23
Documentary

A remarkable walk through the life and work of the French artist Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968), one of ...

Fellinopolis

Fellinopolis


Released on: 2021-06-10
Documentary

Ferruccio Castronuovo was the only authorized eye, between 1976 and 1986, to film the brilliant Ital...

Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin

Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin


Released on: 2022-07-16
Documentary, History

The story of French filmmaker Jean Rollin (1938-2010), one of the most singular voices of European c...

Omnibus: François Truffaut

Omnibus: François Truffaut


Released on: 1973-12-02
Documentary

Hitler's Hollywood

Hitler's Hollywood


Released on: 2017-02-23
Documentary, History

Film journalist and critic Rüdiger Suchsland examines German cinema from 1933, when the Nazis came i...

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die


Released on: 2020-11-26
Documentary

Besieged by cancer and nearing the end, the genius Argentine-Brazilian filmmaker Héctor Babenco (194...

Andrey Tarkovsky. A Cinema Prayer

Andrey Tarkovsky. A Cinema Prayer


Released on: 2019-10-17
Documentary

An account of the life and work of Russian filmmaker Andrey Tarkovsky (1932-86) in his own words: hi...

Chavela

Chavela


Released on: 2017-06-16
Documentary

Inspired by an exclusive interview and performance footage of Chavela Vargas shot in 1991 and guided...

Hannibal Lecter, l'icône du mal par excellence

Hannibal Lecter, l'icône du mal par excellence


Released on: 2010-01-01
Documentary, Horror

Everyone knows his name. The novels on the life and crimes of Hannibal Lecter are a worldwide phenom...

Locations: Looking for Rusty James

Locations: Looking for Rusty James


Released on: 2013-08-30
Documentary

A personal meditation on Rumble Fish, the legendary film directed by Francis Ford Coppola in 1983; t...

La Cicciolina: Godmother of Scandal

La Cicciolina: Godmother of Scandal


Released on: 2017-05-10
Documentary

The personal and professional story of Ilona Staller, known as Cicciolina, is probably unique: she l...

Paris, the Mystery of the Disappeared Palace

Paris, the Mystery of the Disappeared Palace


Released on: 2023-09-07
Documentary, History

In the heart of Paris, an entire palace has disappeared. It was the very first residence of the king...

Movies by Machine - AI and Cinema

Movies by Machine - AI and Cinema


Released on: 2024-09-25
Documentary

As artificial intelligence becomes ever more sophisticated, the film industry is split between enthu...

Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte

Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte


Released on: 2008-07-03
Documentary

This is not merely another film about cinema history; it is a film about the love of cinema, a journ...

Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi


Released on: 1983-04-27
Documentary, Drama

Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having...

The Green Fog

The Green Fog


Released on: 2018-01-05
Documentary

A tribute to a fascinating film shot by Alfred Hitchcock in 1958, starring James Stewart and Kim Nov...

1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond

1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond


Released on: 2018-07-20
Documentary, History, TV Movie

The Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, the May events in France, the a...

Race d'Ep!

Race d'Ep!


Released on: 1979-10-24
History, Drama, Documentary

"Race d’Ep!" (which literally translates to "Breed of Faggots") was made by the “father of queer the...

Romy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passion

Romy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passion


Released on: 2022-08-07
Documentary, TV Movie

Austrian actress Romy Schneider (1938) and French actor Alain Delon (1935), once fervent lovers in t...