The Lovely Month of May
“So, how are you feeling?”
1963•2h 45m•8.0•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Chris Marker
Writer
Catherine Winter, Chris Marker
Languages
French
Studio
Sofracima
Cast
Yves Montand
Narrator (French version) (voice)
Chris Marker
Self / Interviewer (voice)
Jean-Luc Godard
Self (uncredited)
Anna Karina
Self (uncredited)
Edgar Morin
Self (uncredited)
Alain Resnais
Self (uncredited)
Jacques Rivette
Self (uncredited)
Jean Rouch
Self (uncredited)
Simone Signoret
Narrator (English version) (voice)
Charles de Gaulle
Self
Ferdinand Lop
Self
Production
Company
Sofracima
Producer
Catherine Winter
Producer
André Heinrich
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