CHRONIQUE D'UN ÉTÉ (PARIS 1960) (Original title)SUMMER CHRONICLE (Alternative title)Chronicle of a Summer (Alternative title)CHRONIQUE D'UN ÉTÉ (Help search title)
Date: 1961 (Release)Country: FranceUn film de: Jean Rouch, Edgar Morin
Production company billing: Anatole Dauman presents A film by Jean Rouch and Edgar Morin Production: Argos-Films This film was made with le comité du Film Ethnographique, Musée de l'Homme Paris Thanks to the help of André Coutant's photographic equipment
Synopsis: Documentary investigation into the lives of a group of ordinary Parisians, consisting mainly of tape-recorded interviews and some candid camera reportage.
Genre: Documentary
Releases
Date: 1961not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 16mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 90 mins Length: 8100 FeetSubtitles: French
Date: October 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 90 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: How reflexive documentaries engage audiences in issues of...Author: GOVAERT, Charlotte Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...representation: apologia for a reception study". A reception study to gauge viewer response to reflexivity in nine documentary films.
In: Screen v48 n1 Spring 2007 Pages: 25-43
Title: Total cinema: Chronique d'un été and the end of Bazanian...Author: DILORIO, Sam Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...film theory". Theoretical discussion of Jean Rouch's CHR ONIQUE D'UN ÉTÉ and its pioneering use of 'cinema verite' st ylings at the beginning of the 1960s and the connection with changes in French film criticism over the same period.
In: Visual Anthropology Review v21 n1/2 Spr/Aut 2005 Pages: 177-178
Title: Film and Book Reviews: Chronicle of a SummerAuthor: CAMPBELL, Craig Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Comment v41 n3 May/Jun 2005 Pages: 58-62
Title: Border crossingAuthor: DILORIO, Sam Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A portrait of ethnographer and documentary-maker Jean Rouch, who pioneered the merging of fact and fiction, referring to Les MAÎTRES FOUS, MOI UN NOIR, JAGUAR, CHRONIQUE D'UN ÉTÉ, PETIT À PETIT in particular.
In: 24 Images n119 Oct/Nov 2004 Page: 49
Title: Travelling arrière: Un échec essentielAuthor: LEVESQUE, Robert Article type: ArticleLanguage: French
Description: A re-appraisal of Jean Rouch's CHRONIQUE D'UN ÉTÉ.
In: International Documentary v21 n1 February 2002 Page: 48
Title: Playback: Jean Rouch & Edgar Morin's Chronicle of a SummerAuthor: HARRIS, Mark Jonathan Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A personal impression of Rouch and Morin's CHRONICLE OF A SUMMER, particularly on the way camera was used in the 60s.
In: Sight and Sound v4 n9 September 1994 Page: 60
Title: [Sight and Sound - v4 n9 September 1994: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note
In: Motion Picture Herald v233 n12 9 Jun 1965 Page: 307
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v233 n12 9 Jun 1965: no known title]Language: English
In: The Film Daily v126 n94 17 May 1965 Page: 3
Title: [The Film Daily - v126 n94 17 May 1965: no known title]Language: English
In: Positif n57 December 1963 Page: 9
Title: [Positif - n57 December 1963: no known title]Language: French
In: Image et Son n165/166 Sep/Oct 1963 Page: 43
Title: [Image et Son - n165/166 Sep/Oct 1963: no known title]Language: French
In: Movie n2 September 1962 Page: 31
Title: ChroniqueAuthor: SHIVAS, Mark Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v31 n3 Summer 1962 Page: 144
Title: [Sight and Sound - v31 n3 Summer 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema Domani v1 n2 Mar/Apr 1962
Title: [Cinema Domani - v1 n2 Mar/Apr 1962: no known title]Article type: ScriptLanguage: Italian
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v29 n343 August 1962 Page: 103
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v29 n343 August 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinéma n62 January 1962 Page: 100
Title: [Cinéma - n62 January 1962: no known title]Language: French
In: The Daily Cinema n8635 13 Jul 1962 Page: 7
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8635 13 Jul 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Script n1 December 1961 Page: 37
Title: [Script - n1 December 1961: no known title]Language: French
In: Téléciné n100 December 1961
Title: [Téléciné - n100 December 1961: no known title]Language: French
In: Variety 24 May 1961
Title: [Variety - 24 May 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Quarterly v15 n2 Winter 1961/62 Page: 57
Title: [Film Quarterly - v15 n2 Winter 1961/62: no known title]Language: English
In: Cahiers du Cinéma v21 n125 November 1961 Page: 33
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - v21 n125 November 1961: no known title]Language: French
In: Le Film Francais n909 3 Nov 1961 Page: 20
Title: [ Le Film Francais - n909 3 Nov 1961: no known title]Language: French
In: Avant-Scène du Cinéma n5 June 1961 Page: 29
Title: [L'Avant-Scène du Cinéma - n5 June 1961: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
In: Image et Son n146 December 1961 Page: 30
Title: [Image et Son - n146 December 1961: no known title]Language: French
In: La Cinématographie Française n1940 11 Nov 1961 Page: 39
Title: [La Cinématographie Française - n1940 11 Nov 1961: no known title]Language: French
Author: Papazian, Elizabeth A. Pages: xi, 315 pages
Description: Also discusses the film Coffea Arábiga (1968).
Title: Documentary film classics
Author: ROTHMAN, William Pages: ix-xv, 218p.
Title: Chronique d'un Ete
Author: ROUCH, Jean Pages: 185p.
Title: Conversation sur le film "La Chronique d'un Ete", Samedi 12 Novembre 1960 au siege de France-Observateur, entre Jean Rouch et Edgar Morin d'une part [et] Andre S. Labarthe [et] L. Marcorelles d'autre part
Author: ROUCH, Jean Pages: 63p
Description: Typescript.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-783034
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-783034
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Date: 1961 (Release)Country: FranceUn film de: Jean Rouch, Edgar Morin
Production company billing: Anatole Dauman presents A film by Jean Rouch and Edgar Morin Production: Argos-Films This film was made with le comité du Film Ethnographique, Musée de l'Homme Paris Thanks to the help of André Coutant's photographic equipment
Synopsis: Documentary investigation into the lives of a group of ordinary Parisians, consisting mainly of tape-recorded interviews and some candid camera reportage.
Genre: Documentary
Releases
Date: 1961not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 16mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 90 mins Length: 8100 FeetSubtitles: French
Date: October 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 90 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
(29)
Production: Argos-Films, This film was made with: comité du Film Ethnographique, Paris Musée de l'Homme, Presents: Anatole Dauman, Producer: Anatole Dauman, Producer: Philippe Lifchitz, Production Manager: André Heinrich, Production Secretary: Annette Blamont, Scenario: Edgar Morin, Jean Rouch, Photography: Roger Morillère, Photography: Raoul Coutard, Photography: Jean-Jacques Tarbès, Photography: Michel Brault, [Camera] Assistant: Claude Beausoleil, Louis Boucher, Editor: Jean Ravel, Editor: Néna Baratier, Editor: Françoise Colin, Laboratory: Éclair, Sound: Guy Rophé, Sound: Michel Fano, Barthélémy, Mixing: SIMO, Jean Nény, Thanks to André Coutant for assistance with photographic equipment: André Coutant, Lighting Equipment: Moineau et Créteaux
Cast
(21)
Marceline, Mary Lou, Angelo, Jean-pierre (interviewee), Jacques, Jean (workman), Régis, Céline, Jean-Marc, Nadine, Landry, Raymond (student), Jacques, Simone (employee), Henri, Madi, Catherine (artist), Sophie (cover-girl), Jean Rouch, Edgar Morin (interviewer), Jacques Rivette (Mary Lou's boyfriend)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(26)
In: Studies in Documentary Film v1 n3 2007 Pages: 245-263Title: How reflexive documentaries engage audiences in issues of...Author: GOVAERT, Charlotte Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...representation: apologia for a reception study". A reception study to gauge viewer response to reflexivity in nine documentary films.
In: Screen v48 n1 Spring 2007 Pages: 25-43
Title: Total cinema: Chronique d'un été and the end of Bazanian...Author: DILORIO, Sam Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...film theory". Theoretical discussion of Jean Rouch's CHR ONIQUE D'UN ÉTÉ and its pioneering use of 'cinema verite' st ylings at the beginning of the 1960s and the connection with changes in French film criticism over the same period.
In: Visual Anthropology Review v21 n1/2 Spr/Aut 2005 Pages: 177-178
Title: Film and Book Reviews: Chronicle of a SummerAuthor: CAMPBELL, Craig Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Comment v41 n3 May/Jun 2005 Pages: 58-62
Title: Border crossingAuthor: DILORIO, Sam Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A portrait of ethnographer and documentary-maker Jean Rouch, who pioneered the merging of fact and fiction, referring to Les MAÎTRES FOUS, MOI UN NOIR, JAGUAR, CHRONIQUE D'UN ÉTÉ, PETIT À PETIT in particular.
In: 24 Images n119 Oct/Nov 2004 Page: 49
Title: Travelling arrière: Un échec essentielAuthor: LEVESQUE, Robert Article type: ArticleLanguage: French
Description: A re-appraisal of Jean Rouch's CHRONIQUE D'UN ÉTÉ.
In: International Documentary v21 n1 February 2002 Page: 48
Title: Playback: Jean Rouch & Edgar Morin's Chronicle of a SummerAuthor: HARRIS, Mark Jonathan Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A personal impression of Rouch and Morin's CHRONICLE OF A SUMMER, particularly on the way camera was used in the 60s.
In: Sight and Sound v4 n9 September 1994 Page: 60
Title: [Sight and Sound - v4 n9 September 1994: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note
In: Motion Picture Herald v233 n12 9 Jun 1965 Page: 307
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v233 n12 9 Jun 1965: no known title]Language: English
In: The Film Daily v126 n94 17 May 1965 Page: 3
Title: [The Film Daily - v126 n94 17 May 1965: no known title]Language: English
In: Positif n57 December 1963 Page: 9
Title: [Positif - n57 December 1963: no known title]Language: French
In: Image et Son n165/166 Sep/Oct 1963 Page: 43
Title: [Image et Son - n165/166 Sep/Oct 1963: no known title]Language: French
In: Movie n2 September 1962 Page: 31
Title: ChroniqueAuthor: SHIVAS, Mark Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v31 n3 Summer 1962 Page: 144
Title: [Sight and Sound - v31 n3 Summer 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema Domani v1 n2 Mar/Apr 1962
Title: [Cinema Domani - v1 n2 Mar/Apr 1962: no known title]Article type: ScriptLanguage: Italian
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v29 n343 August 1962 Page: 103
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v29 n343 August 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinéma n62 January 1962 Page: 100
Title: [Cinéma - n62 January 1962: no known title]Language: French
In: The Daily Cinema n8635 13 Jul 1962 Page: 7
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8635 13 Jul 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Script n1 December 1961 Page: 37
Title: [Script - n1 December 1961: no known title]Language: French
In: Téléciné n100 December 1961
Title: [Téléciné - n100 December 1961: no known title]Language: French
In: Variety 24 May 1961
Title: [Variety - 24 May 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Quarterly v15 n2 Winter 1961/62 Page: 57
Title: [Film Quarterly - v15 n2 Winter 1961/62: no known title]Language: English
In: Cahiers du Cinéma v21 n125 November 1961 Page: 33
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - v21 n125 November 1961: no known title]Language: French
In: Le Film Francais n909 3 Nov 1961 Page: 20
Title: [ Le Film Francais - n909 3 Nov 1961: no known title]Language: French
In: Avant-Scène du Cinéma n5 June 1961 Page: 29
Title: [L'Avant-Scène du Cinéma - n5 June 1961: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
In: Image et Son n146 December 1961 Page: 30
Title: [Image et Son - n146 December 1961: no known title]Language: French
In: La Cinématographie Française n1940 11 Nov 1961 Page: 39
Title: [La Cinématographie Française - n1940 11 Nov 1961: no known title]Language: French
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(4)
Title: essay film: dialogue, politics, utopiaAuthor: Papazian, Elizabeth A. Pages: xi, 315 pages
Description: Also discusses the film Coffea Arábiga (1968).
Title: Documentary film classics
Author: ROTHMAN, William Pages: ix-xv, 218p.
Title: Chronique d'un Ete
Author: ROUCH, Jean Pages: 185p.
Title: Conversation sur le film "La Chronique d'un Ete", Samedi 12 Novembre 1960 au siege de France-Observateur, entre Jean Rouch et Edgar Morin d'une part [et] Andre S. Labarthe [et] L. Marcorelles d'autre part
Author: ROUCH, Jean Pages: 63p
Description: Typescript.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-783034
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-783034
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access