The film is widely regarded as structurally innovative and an example of cinéma vérité and direct cinema. The term "cinéma vérité" was suggested by the film's publicist and coined by Rouch, highlighting a connection between film and its context, a fact Brault confirmed in an interview after a 2011 screening of Chronique d'un été at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto.
In a 2014 Sight & Sound poll, film critics voted Chronicle of a Summer the sixth-best documentary film of all time.[1]
The film begins with Rouch and Morin discussing whether it is possible to act sincerely on camera. A cast of real-life individuals are then introduced and led by the filmmakers to discuss topics related to French society and working-class happiness. At the movie's end, the filmmakers show their subjects the footage and have them discuss the level of reality that they thought the movie achieved.
chronicle, summer, french, original, title, chronique, été, 1961, french, documentary, film, shot, during, summer, 1960, sociologist, edgar, morin, anthropologist, filmmaker, jean, rouch, with, technical, aesthetic, collaboration, québécois, director, camerama. Chronicle of a Summer French original title Chronique d un ete is a 1961 French documentary film shot during the summer of 1960 by sociologist Edgar Morin and anthropologist and filmmaker Jean Rouch with the technical and aesthetic collaboration of Quebecois director cameraman Michel Brault Chronicle of a SummerChronique d un eteDirected byJean Rouch and Edgar MorinProduced byAnatole DaumanNarrated byJean RouchCinematographyMichel BraultRaoul CoutardRoger MorilliereJean Jacques TarbesEdited byNena BaratierFrancoise CollinJean RavelMusic byPierre BarbaudRelease dateOctober 1961 1961 10 France Running time90 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrenchThe film is widely regarded as structurally innovative and an example of cinema verite and direct cinema The term cinema verite was suggested by the film s publicist and coined by Rouch highlighting a connection between film and its context a fact Brault confirmed in an interview after a 2011 screening of Chronique d un ete at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto In a 2014 Sight amp Sound poll film critics voted Chronicle of a Summer the sixth best documentary film of all time 1 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Production 3 Cast 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksSynopsis editThe film begins with Rouch and Morin discussing whether it is possible to act sincerely on camera A cast of real life individuals are then introduced and led by the filmmakers to discuss topics related to French society and working class happiness At the movie s end the filmmakers show their subjects the footage and have them discuss the level of reality that they thought the movie achieved Production editChronicle of a Summer was filmed in Paris and Saint Tropez France Rouch used synchronized sound using a 16 mm camera connected through pilottone with a prototype of Nagra III a transistorized tape recorder with electronic speed control developed by Stefan Kudelski Cast editAll cast members appear as themselves Jean Rouch Edgar Morin Marceline Loridan Ivens Marilu Parolini as Mary Lou Angelo Jean Pierre Sergent Jean worker Nadine Ballot student Regis Debray student Celine student Jean Marc student Landry student Raymond student Jacques office workers Simone office workers Henri artist Madi artist Catherine artist Sophie One cover girl Vero young girl uncredited Maxie Jacques wife uncredited Jacques Rivette cameo scene deleted See also editInquiring NunsReferences edit Silent film tops documentary poll BBC News August 2014 Retrieved 1 August 2014 External links editChronicle of a Summer at IMDb nbsp Chronicle of a Summer Truth and Consequences an essay by Sam Di Iorio at the Criterion Collection Chronicle of a Summer at AllMovie Chronicle of a Summer at the TCM Movie Database nbsp This article about a French documentary film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chronicle of a Summer amp oldid 1187628084, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
