The Lovely Month of May

The Lovely Month of May

165 mins | Documentary | May 1, 1963

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.

The Lovely Month of May

165 mins | Documentary | May 1, 1963

The Lovely Month of May
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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Sofracima
Original title Le Joli Mai
Directors Pierre Lhomme, Pierre Grunstein, Chris Marker
Writers Catherine Varlin, Chris Marker

Cast

Yves Montand

as Narrator (French version) (voice)

Chris Marker

as Self / Interviewer (voice)

Jean-Luc Godard

as Self (uncredited)

Anna Karina

as Self (uncredited)

Edgar Morin

as Self (uncredited)

Alain Resnais

as Self (uncredited)

Jacques Rivette

as Self (uncredited)

Jean Rouch

as Self (uncredited)

Simone Signoret

as Narrator (English version) (voice)