The Lovely Month of May

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MOVIE

The Lovely Month of May

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.

Original Title

Le Joli Mai

Release Date

1963-05-03

Year

1963

Duration

2h 45m

Status

Released

Score

8.00

Production

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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