Movie

The Lovely Month of May

Original title: Le Joli Mai

1963 · 165 min

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.

Cast

Yves MontandNarrator (French version) (voice)

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Chris MarkerSelf / Interviewer (voice)

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Jean-Luc GodardSelf (uncredited)

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Anna KarinaSelf (uncredited)

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Edgar MorinSelf (uncredited)

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Alain ResnaisSelf (uncredited)

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Jacques RivetteSelf (uncredited)

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Jean RouchSelf (uncredited)

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Simone SignoretNarrator (English version) (voice)

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Charles de GaulleSelf

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Ferdinand LopSelf

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TMDB ID: 128779 ↗
Release date: 1963-05-03
Runtime: 165 min
Genres: Documentary
Countries: France
Languages: French
Director: Chris Marker (Director), Pierre Lhomme (Director)
Writers: Catherine Winter (Writer), Chris Marker (Writer)
Cinematography: Étienne Becker (Director of Photography), Denys Clerval (Director of Photography), Pierre Lhomme (Director of Photography), Pierre Willemin (Director of Photography)
Music: Michel Legrand (Original Music Composer)
Production companies: Sofracima
Parents guide: IMDb external guide ↗