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FRANCE · 1961
Chronicle of a Summer
French New Wave
observational cinema
french colonialism
saint-tropez, france
paris, france
cinéma vérité
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Synopsis
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.
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His method was also very inspiring for Cléo from 5 to 7... The idea was that the actress could play a character walking in the street and that the street was real. So Rouch influenced me in that way. It was a combination of documentary and fiction. And that's exactly what I did in Cléo.
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