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Chronicle of a Summer
CA$29.99
DVD release of this hugely influential and ground-breaking documentary film from leading French documentarist Jean Rouch.
Shot in Paris during 1960, Chronicle of a Summer is a fascinating result of a collaboration between filmmaker-anthropologist Jean Rouch and sociologist Edgar Morin. Through a series of interviews with real-life individuals the filmmakers produce a compelling film that questions the level of reality and truth in documentary filmmaking, as well as being a fascinating insight into 1960’s Parisian society.
With its use of handheld cameras and observational techniques, Chronicle of a Summer was a seminal influence of the cinema-verite movement of the 1960s and on many filmmakers since.
Contents:
- Un été + 50 (Florence Daumon, 2011, 72 minutes): documentary on the making of Chronicle of a Summer featuring new interviews with the participants including Edgar Morin and Régis Debray.
- Jean Rouch at the NFT (1978, 55 mins): audio recording of a lecture delivered by Jean Rouch on Dziga Vertov and Robert Flaherty’s influence on his work and that of his peers.
Cast and Crew: Directed by Jean Rouch (Paris Vu Par) and Edgar Morin
- BFI
- 87 mins approx.
- Jean Rouch
- Edgar Morin
- 12
- Angelo
- Nadine Ballot
- Regis Debray
- Marceline Loridan Ivens
- Edgar Morin
English
- 1961
- French
- 1
- 2
Chronicle of a Summer
CA$29.99
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DVD release of this hugely influential and ground-breaking documentary film from leading French documentarist Jean Rouch.
Shot in Paris during 1960, Chronicle of a Summer is a fascinating result of a collaboration between filmmaker-anthropologist Jean Rouch and sociologist Edgar Morin. Through a series of interviews with real-life individuals the filmmakers produce a compelling film that questions the level of reality and truth in documentary filmmaking, as well as being a fascinating insight into 1960’s Parisian society.
With its use of handheld cameras and observational techniques, Chronicle of a Summer was a seminal influence of the cinema-verite movement of the 1960s and on many filmmakers since.
Contents:
- Un été + 50 (Florence Daumon, 2011, 72 minutes): documentary on the making of Chronicle of a Summer featuring new interviews with the participants including Edgar Morin and Régis Debray.
- Jean Rouch at the NFT (1978, 55 mins): audio recording of a lecture delivered by Jean Rouch on Dziga Vertov and Robert Flaherty’s influence on his work and that of his peers.
Cast and Crew: Directed by Jean Rouch (Paris Vu Par) and Edgar Morin
- BFI
- 87 mins approx.
- Jean Rouch
- Edgar Morin
- 12
- Angelo
- Nadine Ballot
- Regis Debray
- Marceline Loridan Ivens
- Edgar Morin
English
- 1961
- French
- 1
- 2
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