Le joli mai (1963)
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- 2h 45min
- Documentary
- 01 May 1963 (France)
- Movie
Chris Marker and Pierre Lhomme's LE JOLI MAI (The Lovely Month of May) is a portrait of Paris and Parisians during May 1962, the first springtime of peace after the ceasefire with Algeria and the first time in 23 years that France was not...
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Cast
| Chris Marker | ... |
Self / Interviewer (voice)
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| Yves Montand | ... |
Narrator (French version) (voice)
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| Simone Signoret | ... |
Narrator (English version) (voice)
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| Jean-Luc Godard | ... |
Self (uncredited)
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| Anna Karina | ... |
Self (uncredited)
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| Edgar Morin | ... |
Self (uncredited)
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| Alain Resnais | ... |
Self (uncredited)
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| Jacques Rivette | ... |
Self (uncredited)
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| Jean Rouch | ... |
Self (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Chris Marker | ||
| Pierre Lhomme | ... | (co-director) |
Written by
| Chris Marker | ... | () |
| Catherine Winter | ... | () (as Catherine Varlin) |
Produced by
| Gisèle Rebillon | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Michel Legrand | ||
Cinematography by
| Étienne Becker | ||
| Denys Clerval | ||
| Pierre Willemin | ||
Editing by
| Madeleine Lecompère | ... | (as Madeleine Lecompere) |
| Anne Meunier | ||
| Eva Zora | ... | (as Ava Zora) |
Editorial Department
| Anaïs Meuzeret | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Julien Vaugelade | ... | assistant editor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jacques Branchu | ... | assistant director |
| Pierre Grunstein | ... | assistant director |
| André Heinrich | ... | assistant director |
| Jacques Tribault | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Antoine Bonfanti | ... | sound |
| René Levert | ... | sound |
Visual Effects by
| Florian Du Pasquier | ... | digital restoration supervisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Potemkine Films (1963) (France) (theatrical)
- British Film Institute (BFI) (1963) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Syncron Film (1963) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Pathé Contemporary Films (1966) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- KB Vi-Film (1967) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Potemkine Films (2013) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Icarus Films (2013) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release) (subtitled)
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Storyline
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Chris Marker and Pierre Lhomme's LE JOLI MAI (The Lovely Month of May) is a portrait of Paris and Parisians during May 1962, the first springtime of peace after the ceasefire with Algeria and the first time in 23 years that France was not involved in any war. |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Among personalities viewed in the streets of Paris, this documentary shows directors Jean-Luc Godard (driving his car), Alain Resnais (as a pedestrian) , Jean Rouch (taking a drink in a bar). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited from Jouer à Paris (1962). See more » |
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Narrator (English version):
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