Bangkok's Doc Club Theater will be showing the classic
Chronicle of a Summer (
Chronique d'un été) this month at Warehouse 30. This self-reflexive documentary is an experiment in filming truth, which director Jean Rouch readily acknowledges is a contradiction in terms. It is also the first example of
cinéma vérité, a style that developed in parallel with the non-participatory 'direct cinema' movement pioneered in the US with documentaries such as
Primary and
Dont Look Back.
Chronicle of a Summer will be shown on 14th, 20th, 22nd, 24th, and 30th September.
