Documentary · France · 1963 · 2h 45m

The Lovely Month of May

Le Joli Mai

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Director
Chris MarkerPierre Lhomme
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)
Crew
Pierre Lhomme — Director of Photography Denys Clerval — Director of Photography Pierre Willemin — Director of Photography Étienne Becker — Director of Photography Madeleine Lecompère — Editor Anne Meunier — Editor
Tagline

So, how are you feeling?

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Lovely Month of May — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
paris, francecity portraitinterviewcinéma véritédirect cinemaobservational cinemaindigenous peoplespeople changeobservational documentarystreet interviewdaily lifegenerational portrait
Key Collaborators
Chris Marker Director Pierre Lhomme Director Pierre Lhomme Director of Photography Denys Clerval Director of Photography Pierre Willemin Director of Photography Étienne Becker Director of Photography Madeleine Lecompère Editor Anne Meunier Editor Eva Zora Editor Michel Legrand Original Music Composer Catherine Winter Writer Chris Marker Writer
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