Chronicle of a Summer (Criterion Collection)

Filmmaker/anthropologist Jean Rouch and sociologist Edgar Morin take to the streets of Paris to ask citizens a simple question─"Are you happy?"─and in the process, influence the art of documentary moviemaking for decades to come. The duo's renowned exercise in "cinéma vérité" delivers an expansive portrait of a particular time and place while simultaneously revealing timeless human concerns. 91 min. Standard; Soundtrack: French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; documentary "Un Été 50" (2011); interviews. In French with English subtitles.