Chronicle of a Summer

cinéma vérité if it had a thesis. Two directors take to the streets of Paris to ask random people about their happiness. A scattershot, ground-level view of everyday hopes and quiet despair.

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Edgar Morin directed Chronicle of a Summer in 1961. See Edgar Morin's full filmography, where to start with Edgar Morin, or where to go after you've seen everything by Edgar Morin.

Chronicle of a Summer was released in 1961 (FR original-language production), with a runtime of 91 minutes.