“This film is research. The context of this research is Paris. It is not a fictional film. This research concerns real life. This is not a documentary film. This research does not aim to describe; it is an experiment lived by its authors and its actors. This is not strictly speaking, a sociological film. Sociological film researches society. It is an ethnological film in the strong sense of the term; it studies mankind.”-Edgar Morin, synopis for authorization to film Chronicle of a Summer with Jean Rouch