Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 145 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
Credits |
Directed by Chris Marker. |
Performer |
Narrator, Yves Montand ; commentary, Simone Signoret. |
Summary |
LE JOLI MAI is a portrait of Paris and Parisians shot during May 1962. It is a film with several thousand actors including a poet, a student, an owl, a housewife, a stockbroker, a competitive dancer, two lovers, General de Gaulle and several cats. Filmed just after the March ceasefire between France and Algeria, LE JOLI MAI documents Paris during a turning point in French history: the first time since 1939 that France was not involved in any war. |
Audience |
Not rated. |
System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Subject |
Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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Paris (France) -- History -- 1944-
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France -- Social conditions -- 1945-1995.
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Algeria -- History -- Revolution, 1954-1962.
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Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Marker, Chris, 1921-2012, film director, screenwriter.
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L'Homme, Pierre, 1930- film director, director of photography.
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Varlin, Catherine, screenwriter, film director.
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Becker, Étienne, 1936- director of photography.
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Clerval, Denys, director of photography.
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Villemain, Pierre, director of photography
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Zora, Eva, editor of moving image work.
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Meunier, Annie, editor of moving image work.
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Lecompère, Madeleine, editor of moving image work.
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Legrand, Michel, 1932- composer.
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Ravel, Jean, film director
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Montand, Yves, 1921-1991, narrator.
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Signoret, Simone, 1921-1985, narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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Music No. |
MWT11488289 |
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