Chronicle of a Summer(1961)10/20/1961 (US)Documentary1h 31m7.1Share"The first film of cinéma vérité"OverviewParis, 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.Jean RouchDirectorEdgar MorinDirectorTop Billed CastEdgar MorinSelfJean RouchSelfMarceline Loridan-IvensSelfMarilù ParoliniSelfJean-Pierre SergentSelfRégis DebraySelfNadine BallotSelfModeste LandrySelfWhere to WatchStreamPowered by JustWatchPopularity TrendLast 30 DaysThis chart shows the popularity trend over the past 30 days.MediaVideos (1)Backdrops (1)Posters (16)What Is Cinéma Vérité?FeaturetteRecommendations73%Daisies54%A Castle in Italy61%The Stolen Years73%I, a Negro76%Two in the Shadow70%Juvenile Court79%The Greatest Night in Pop68%Phenomena73%La Chimera73%Lolita76%Night of the Living Dead70%Wild81%Metropolis80%Oppenheimer77%PK76%Ex Machina85%12 Angry Men75%John Wick77%All Quiet on the Western Front85%ParasitePrevious slideNext slideSimilar Movies57%A Brony Tale73%Le monde est à eux100%Paroles d'un Prisonnier Français de l'ALN60%Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions74%The Last Movie Painter80%Hinter dem Vorhang: Das Geheimnis Vermeer65%Journey to Somewhere70%Life After People70%From Atatürk to Erdoğan: Building a Nation63%Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte75%Fascism in Colour66%Emmanuelle: Queen of French Erotic Cinema67%Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers76%The Zerda or the Songs of Forgetting80%The Forbidden Reel0%La Doctrine80%June 1940, the Great Chaos47%Florián Rey: Of Light and Shadow80%Paris : Les Lieux secrets de l'occupation80%Stronger Than a BulletPrevious slideNext slide