TY - ADVS AU - Marker,Chris AU - L\'Homme,Pierre AU - Varlin,Catherine AU - Signoret,Simone AU - Montand,Yves AU - Becker,Étienne AU - Clerval,Denys AU - Villemain,Pierre AU - Zora,Eva AU - Meunier,Annie AU - Lecompère,Madeleine AU - Legrand,Michel AU - Ravel,Jean ED - Sofracima (Firm), ED - Icarus Films, TI - Le Joli Mai U1 - DVD 554A PY - 2013///] CY - Brooklyn, NY PB - Icarus Films KW - Paris (France) KW - Social life and customs KW - History KW - 1944- KW - Algeria KW - Revolution, 1954-1962 KW - Social aspects KW - Documentary films KW - lcgft N1 - Originally issued as a motion picture in France in 1963; Includes booklet in English; Includes versions with and without an interlude sung by Yves Montand; Restored with the support of CNC; 20 minutes from the original have been cut with the permission of Chris Marker; Original mono soundtrack remastered in Dolby digital 2.0; Disc 1. Le joli mai: Part I. A prayer from the Eiffel Tower ; Part 2. The return of Fantomas -- Disc 2. Bonus features: Jouer à Paris = Playtime in Paris / un film de Catherine Varlin (1962, 27 min.) ; D\'un lointain regard... = A distant gaze... / un film de Jean Ravel (1964, 12 min.) ; Methode 1, exercice de cinêma en 1962 = Exercise in direct cinema / featuring Pierre Lhomme (1962, 5 min.) ; deleted scenes; Booklet. Chris Marker: passionate objectivity -- Pierre Lhomme\'s account -- Sound engineer Antoine Bonfanti\'s account -- Chris Marker -- Interview with Pierre Lhomme -- A discussion of the restoration work on Chris Marker and Pierre Lhomme\'s \'Le joli mai\' -- Points of reference 1962 -- Credits -- Thank you -- Chris Marker, 1921-2012 [filmography] -- Pierre Lhomme, born in 1930-cinematographer [filmography]; Executive producer, Gisèle Rébillon ; photography, Etienne Becker, Denys Clerval, Pierre Villemain, Pierre Lhomme ; film editor, Eva Zora, Annie Meunier, Madeleine Lecompère ; music, Michel Legrand ; ; librettiste, Catherine Varlin; Narration by Simone Signoret (English version) and Yves Montand (French version) N2 - Filmed just after the March ceasefire between France and Algeria, Le Joli Mai documents Paris during a turning point in French history: the first time since 1939 that France was not involved in any war.--www.icarusfilms.com ER -