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Also known as Joli Mai

1963 film by Chris Marker

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8.0

Candid interviews of ordinary people on the meaning of happiness, an often amorphous and inarticulable notion that evokes more basic and fundamentally egalitarian ideals of self-betterment, prosperity, tolerance, economic opportunity, and freedom.

Released: 1963-05-03165 minDir: Chris MarkerDocumentary

Cast

  • Yves Montand as Narrator (French version) (voice)
  • Chris Marker as Self / Interviewer (voice)
  • Jean-Luc Godard as Self (uncredited)
  • Anna Karina as Self (uncredited)
  • Edgar Morin as Self (uncredited)
  • Alain Resnais as Self (uncredited)

Themes

  • paris, france
  • city portrait
  • interview
  • cinéma vérité
  • direct cinema
  • observational cinema
  • indigenous peoples
  • people change
  • observational documentary
  • street interview

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Ratings

IMDb

7.8/10

989 votes

Year
1963
Runtime
165 min
Genres
Documentary

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
France
Original language
French
Cinematographer
Pierre Lhomme
Duration
165
FilmAffinity ID
609415
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1963-01-01
title
Le Joli Mai
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