Edgar Morin was born on 8 July 1921 in Paris, France. He is a writer and producer, known for Chronicle of a Summer (1961), The Hour of Truth (1965) and Lest We Forget (1991).
Chris Marker and Pierre Lhomme's LE JOLI MAI (The Lovely Month of May) is a portrait of Paris and Parisians during May 1962, the first springtime of peace after the ceasefire with Algeria and the first time in 23 years that France was not involved in any war.