Cinéma vérité

Cinéma vérité (/ˈsɪnɪmə vɛrɪˈteɪ/; French: [sinema veʁite]; "truthful cinema") is a style of documentary filmmaking, invented by Edgar Morin and Jean Rouch, inspired by Dziga Vertov's theory about Kino-Pravda. It combines improvisation with the use of the camera to unveil truth or highlight subjects hidden behind crude reality. Edgar Morin coined the term around the time of such essential films like 1960's Primary and his own 1961 collaboration with Jean Rouch, Chronicle of a Summer.

Cinéma vérité

Cinéma vérité (/ˈsɪnɪmə vɛrɪˈteɪ/; French: [sinema veʁite]; "truthful cinema") is a style of documentary filmmaking, invented by Edgar Morin and Jean Rouch, inspired by Dziga Vertov's theory about Kino-Pravda. It combines improvisation with the use of the camera to unveil truth or highlight subjects hidden behind crude reality. Edgar Morin coined the term around the time of such essential films like 1960's Primary and his own 1961 collaboration with Jean Rouch, Chronicle of a Summer.