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The Lovely Month of May

The Lovely Month of May

So, how are you feeling?

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Overview

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.

Directed by Chris Marker
Written by Catherine Winter, Chris Marker
Produced by Catherine Winter, André Heinrich
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Top Cast

Yves Montand

Yves Montand

Narrator (French version) (voice)

Chris Marker

Chris Marker

Self / Interviewer (voice)

Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc Godard

Self (uncredited)

Anna Karina

Anna Karina

Self (uncredited)

Edgar Morin

Edgar Morin

Self (uncredited)

Alain Resnais

Alain Resnais

Self (uncredited)

Jacques Rivette

Jacques Rivette

Self (uncredited)

Jean Rouch

Jean Rouch

Self (uncredited)

Simone Signoret

Simone Signoret

Narrator (English version) (voice)

Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle

Self

Themes & Keywords

interviewcinéma véritédirect cinema

About The Lovely Month of May

The Lovely Month of May is a documentary film released in 1963 exploring themes of interview, cinéma vérité, direct cinema. Directed by Chris Marker, it stars Yves Montand, Chris Marker, Jean-Luc Godard. 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.

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