Is The Lovely Month of May scary?

No. Less frightening than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Lovely Month of May violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Lovely Month of May easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Lovely Month of May sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Lovely Month of May end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Lovely Month of May

Name: The Lovely Month of May
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1963
Duration: 165 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Yves Montand, Chris Marker, Jean-Luc Godard, Anna Karina, Edgar Morin

So, how are you feeling?

Directed by Pierre Lhomme, Chris Marker

Produced by Sofracima

1963165 min8.0 / 10

A gentle, observational portrait of ordinary Parisians reflecting on happiness and human aspiration, captured through candid street interviews in the cinéma vérité tradition.

Candid interviews of ordinary people on the meaning of happiness, an often amorphous and inarticulable notion that evokes more basic and fundamentally egalitarian ideals of self-betterment, prosperity, tolerance, economic opportunity, and freedom.

Clusters

Heartwarming Family Friendships Inspiring Survival Stories Bittersweet Family Stories Slow Character Dramas Urban and Small-Town Settings

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Paris, France City Portrait Interview Cinéma Vérité Direct Cinema Observational Cinema Indigenous Peoples People Change Observational Documentary Street Interview Daily Life Generational Portrait Historical Portrait

Questions people ask

Is The Lovely Month of May scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.
Is The Lovely Month of May violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is The Lovely Month of May easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Is The Lovely Month of May sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.
Does The Lovely Month of May end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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