The Lovely Month of May(Le Joli Mai)
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France · 1963
2h 45m
Director Pierre Lhomme
Starring Yves Montand, Chris Marker, Jean-Luc Godard, Anna Karina
Genre Documentary
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Just after the end of the Algerian war, Lhomme embarks on a documentary of Paris, in a touching collection of interviews on the meaning of happiness, their city, and the socio-political issues of 1962.
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