Le Joli mai
by Chris Marker et Pierre Lhomme2h451962France
Recommended byRaymond Depardon, Nicolas Philibert
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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.
Credits
- Production Compagny : Sofracima
- Distributor : ARTE
- Original Music : Michel Legrand
- Photo Director : Pierre Lhomme
- Scenario : Chris Marker, Catherine Varlin
- Sound Recorder : Antoine Bonfanti
- Director : Chris Marker et Pierre Lhomme
- Executive Producer : André Heinrich
Technical details
- Printed format : 16 mm
- Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
- Year of production : 1962
- French release date : 1 mai 1963
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Black and White
- Language :
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