{"id":94767,"date":"2024-01-10T16:57:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T23:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=94767"},"modified":"2024-01-12T00:31:15","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T07:31:15","slug":"joli-mai-le-1963","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=94767","title":{"rendered":"Joli Mai, Le (1963)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Politics, for me, is living well.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Le-Joli-Mai-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Le-Joli-Mai-Poster-221x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-94768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Le-Joli-Mai-Poster-221x300.png 221w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Le-Joli-Mai-Poster-94x128.png 94w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Le-Joli-Mai-Poster-199x270.png 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Le-Joli-Mai-Poster.png 691w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn May of 1962 &#8212; after the end of an eight-year war with Algeria &#8212; an assortment of Parisians are interviewed about their views on life, happiness, society, and current politics.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Documentary<\/li>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nFrench filmmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chris_Marker\">Chris Marker<\/a> (nee: Christian Hippolyte Fran\u00e7ois Georges Bouche-Villeneuve) co-directed &#8212; with DP Pierre Lhomme &#8212; this snapshot of Parisians&#8217; impressions of the (supposed) first &#8220;lovely month of May&#8221; in eight years since the beginning of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Algerian_War\">Algerian war<\/a> (which led to Algeria&#8217;s independence from France after more than 100 years of colonial rule). Marker considered this movie to be a form of &#8220;direct cinema&#8221; (rather than <em>cin\u00e9ma v\u00e9rit\u00e9<\/em>), given that he was intentional in many of the people he selected to interview &#8212; including the inventor below, who says, &#8220;Luck plays a big part in life &#8212; but the best luck is hands; they&#8217;re the best capital you can have&#8221; (as the camera occasionally pans to a spider crawling along his coat). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Inventor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Inventor.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1211\" height=\"723\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Inventor.png 1211w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Inventor-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Inventor-1024x611.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Inventor-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Inventor-768x459.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Inventor-452x270.png 452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1211px) 100vw, 1211px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Spider.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Spider.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1217\" height=\"725\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Spider.png 1217w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Spider-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Spider-1024x610.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Spider-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Spider-768x458.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Spider-453x270.png 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1217px) 100vw, 1217px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After collecting 55 hours of footage, the resulting ~2.5 hour film &#8212; with participants&#8217; interviews left as uninterrupted as possible &#8212; was divided into two parts: &#8220;A Prayer from the Eiffel Tower&#8221; (mostly about everyday life and love) and &#8220;The Return of Fantomas&#8221; (looking more closely at reactions to the situation in Algeria). Notable instances in the first section include, as described by Margarita Landazuri in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/491747\/le-joli-mai#articles-reviews\">TCM&#8217;s article<\/a>, &#8220;a suit salesman&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Salesman-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Salesman-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1217\" height=\"717\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Salesman-1.png 1217w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Salesman-1-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Salesman-1-1024x603.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Salesman-1-128x75.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Salesman-1-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Salesman-1-458x270.png 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1217px) 100vw, 1217px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;a mother of nine children&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Mother.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Mother.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1198\" height=\"723\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Mother.png 1198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Mother-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Mother-1024x618.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Mother-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Mother-768x463.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Mother-447x270.png 447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1198px) 100vw, 1198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;a group of stockbrokers concerned about how the Algerian situation is affecting the market&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Stockbrokers.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Stockbrokers.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1217\" height=\"721\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Stockbrokers.png 1217w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Stockbrokers-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Stockbrokers-1024x607.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Stockbrokers-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Stockbrokers-768x455.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Stockbrokers-456x270.png 456w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1217px) 100vw, 1217px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;children examining a museum display of John Glenn&#8217;s space capsule&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Capsule.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Capsule.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1223\" height=\"717\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Capsule.png 1223w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Capsule-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Capsule-1024x600.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Capsule-128x75.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Capsule-768x450.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Capsule-461x270.png 461w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1223px) 100vw, 1223px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and &#8220;a blissfully in love young couple unconcerned about anything but their own happiness.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Lovers.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Lovers.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1215\" height=\"709\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Lovers.png 1215w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Lovers-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Lovers-1024x598.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Lovers-128x75.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Lovers-768x448.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Lovers-463x270.png 463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1215px) 100vw, 1215px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In the second half, &#8220;Among those interviewed are an African student&#8221; (from Dahomey): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Student.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Student.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1219\" height=\"719\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Student.png 1219w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Student-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Student-1024x604.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Student-128x75.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Student-768x453.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Student-458x270.png 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1219px) 100vw, 1219px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;and a young Algerian worker who discuss French racism&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Algerian.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Algerian.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1207\" height=\"719\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Algerian.png 1207w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Algerian-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Algerian-1024x610.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Algerian-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Algerian-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Algerian-453x270.png 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1207px) 100vw, 1207px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;and a communist priest who chose his political convictions over his church.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Priest.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Priest.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1209\" height=\"721\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Priest.png 1209w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Priest-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Priest-1024x611.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Priest-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Priest-768x458.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Priest-453x270.png 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1209px) 100vw, 1209px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Notably, however, &#8220;there&#8217;s also an eccentric young woman who designs costumes for her cat, saying she does so to escape from those dead things that crush you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Cat-Lady.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Cat-Lady.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1211\" height=\"715\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Cat-Lady.png 1211w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Cat-Lady-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Cat-Lady-1024x605.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Cat-Lady-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Cat-Lady-768x453.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Cat-Lady-457x270.png 457w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1211px) 100vw, 1211px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The kind of rhyme or reason you make of all this will likely vary &#8212; but regardless, as Landazuri points out, the footage &#8220;seems prescient about the political upheavals of the 1960s and beyond, including Paris in 1968.&#8221; Note that two versions exist: one narrated in English by Simone Signoret (though there are still subtitles throughout for participants) and one in French by Yves Montand. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine &#8220;direct cinema&#8221; footage of daily life in Paris<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Arc-d-Triomphe2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Arc-d-Triomphe2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1170\" height=\"676\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Arc-d-Triomphe2.png 1170w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Arc-d-Triomphe2-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Arc-d-Triomphe2-1024x592.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Arc-d-Triomphe2-128x74.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Arc-d-Triomphe2-768x444.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Arc-d-Triomphe2-467x270.png 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Several quirky interludes<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Cat-in-the-Hat.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Cat-in-the-Hat-1024x631.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"394\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-94773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Cat-in-the-Hat-1024x631.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Cat-in-the-Hat-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Cat-in-the-Hat-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Cat-in-the-Hat-768x473.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Cat-in-the-Hat-438x270.png 438w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joli-Mai-Cat-in-the-Hat.png 1167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Michel Legrand&#8217;s score <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for its historical relevance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0057202\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/491747\/le-joli-mai#articles-reviews?articleId=1008789\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4359joli.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Politics, for me, is living well.&#8221; Synopsis: In May of 1962 &#8212; after the end of an eight-year war with Algeria &#8212; an assortment of Parisians are interviewed about their views on life, happiness, society, and current politics. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Documentary French Films Review: French filmmaker Chris Marker (nee: Christian Hippolyte Fran\u00e7ois Georges Bouche-Villeneuve) co-directed &#8212; with DP Pierre Lhomme &#8212; this snapshot of Parisians&#8217; impressions of the (supposed) first &#8220;lovely month of May&#8221; in eight years&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=94767\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=94767"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94895,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94767\/revisions\/94895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=94767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=94767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=94767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}