Chronique d’un été (Chronicle of a Summer), the documentary filmed by Jean Rouch and Edgar Morin during the summer of 1960 in Paris, France is out on DVD and Blu-Ray on February 26, thanks to Criterion.

Asking ‘Are You Happy?’ to various anonymous people, the film tries to apply Dziga Vertov’s goal of showing the world as it is. Whether this particular film succeeds in achieving this or not, it undoubtedly remains a historical and sociological document.

Jean Rouch and Edgar Morin during the filming of ‘Chronique d’un été’

You can see an excerpt in French without subtitles on Dailymotion.

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