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MASTER SCORE 80.4 / 100
1963·Documentary·2h 45m

LE JOLI MAI

“So, how are you feeling?”

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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Chris Marker, Pierre Lhomme·DirectorCatherine Winter·WriterChris Marker·WriterPierre Lhomme·Director of PhotographyMichel Legrand·Original Music ComposerMadeleine Lecompère·Editor
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
Full Crew
(16 credits)
Directing· 3
Chris Marker·DirectorPierre Lhomme·DirectorPierre Grunstein·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Catherine Winter·WriterChris Marker·Writer
Camera· 4
Pierre Lhomme·Director of PhotographyDenys Clerval·Director of PhotographyPierre Willemin·Director of PhotographyÉtienne Becker·Director of Photography
Editing· 3
Madeleine Lecompère·EditorAnne Meunier·EditorEva Zora·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Michel Legrand·Original Music ComposerAntoine Bonfanti·Sound
Production· 2
Catherine Winter·ProducerAndré Heinrich·Producer
By the Numbers
80.4
OF 100
Master Score
7.8
OF 10
IMDb
94%
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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