Jean Rouch

Jean Rouch

Directing
Born 1917-05-31 Died 2004-02-18 Paris, France 130 credits Honorary doctor of Leiden University 1 Liotard Award 1

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Won 1 Honorary doctor of Leiden University Award

Honorary doctor of Leiden University 1 won

  • 1980 Honorary doctor of Leiden University Won

Liotard Award 1 won

  • 1948 Liotard Award Won

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Jean Rouch (French: [ʁuʃ]; 31 May 1917, Paris – 18 February 2004, Niger) was a French filmmaker and anthropologist. He is considered to be one of the founders of cinéma-vérité in France, which shared the aesthetics of the direct cinema. Rouch's practice as a filmmaker for over sixty years in Africa, was characterized by the idea of shared anthropology. Influenced by his discovery of surrealism in his early twenties, many of his films blur the line between fiction and documentary, creating a new style of ethnofiction. He was also hailed by the French New Wave as one of theirs. His seminal film Me a Black (Moi, un noir) pioneered the technique of jump cut popularized by Jean-Luc Godard. Godard said of Rouch in the Cahiers du Cinéma (Notebooks on Cinema) n°94 April 1959, "In charge of research for the Musée de l'Homme (French, "Museum of Man") Is there a better definition for a filmmaker?" Along his career, Rouch was no stranger to controversy.
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Directing 40 credits
Horendi
Horendi
1972 · Director
Jaguar
Jaguar
1967 · Director, Director of Photography
Cousin, cousine
Cousin, cousine
1987 · Director
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · ★ 7.2 · Director, Self
Hampi
Hampi
1962 · Director
The Year 01
The Year 01
1973 · Co-Director
Brise-glace : Bateau givre
Brise-glace : Bateau givre
1987 · Director, Writer, Editor
Mammy Water
Mammy Water
1953 · Director, Writer, Producer
Ciné-Portrait of Raymond Depardon
Ciné-Portrait of Raymond Depardon
1983 · Director, himself, Director of Photography
Ciné-mafia
Ciné-mafia
1980 · Director, Cinematography
VW-Voyou
VW-Voyou
1973 · Director
Sigui Synthesis: The Invention of Speech and Death
Sigui Synthesis: The Invention of Speech and Death
1981 · Director
Margaret Mead: A Portrait By a Friend
Margaret Mead: A Portrait By a Friend
1978 · Director
Six in Paris
Six in Paris
1965 · Director, Writer
Battle on the Great River
Battle on the Great River
1950 · Director, Cinematography
The Mad Masters
The Mad Masters
1955 · ★ 6.3 · Director, Narrator, Cinematography
Brise-glace
Brise-glace
1990 · Director, Writer, Editor
Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai
Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai
1979 · Director
Gare du Nord
Gare du Nord
1965 · Director, Screenplay
Une sortie de novices de Sakpata
Une sortie de novices de Sakpata
1958 · Director
Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen
Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen
1977 · Director
Germaine chez elle
Germaine chez elle
1994 · Director, Writer, himself
Germaine et ses copains
Germaine et ses copains
1996 · Director
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
1976 · Director, Director of Photography
Little by Little
Little by Little
1970 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
1974 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Pam Kuso Kar (Breaking Pam's Vases)
Pam Kuso Kar (Breaking Pam's Vases)
1974 · Director
Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo
Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo
1967 · Director
The Ordinary Madness of a Daughter of Ham
The Ordinary Madness of a Daughter of Ham
1986 · Director
I'm Tired of Standing, I Lie Down
I'm Tired of Standing, I Lie Down
1997 · Director, Cinematography
Un lion nommé l'Américain
Un lion nommé l'Américain
1972 · Director
The Human Pyramid
The Human Pyramid
1961 · Director, Writer, Cinematography
I, a Negro
I, a Negro
1959 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Rainmakers
The Rainmakers
1951 · Director
Madame l'eau
Madame l'eau
1993 · Director
That Tender Age
That Tender Age
1964 · Director
Damouré Speaks About AIDS
Damouré Speaks About AIDS
1992 · Director
The Fifteen-Year-Old Widows
The Fifteen-Year-Old Widows
1964 · Director
Drums from the Past
Drums from the Past
1971 · Director, Writer, Cinematography
Monsieur Albert, prophète
Monsieur Albert, prophète
1963 · Director
Acting 29 credits
Samedi soir
Samedi soir
1971 · Self
Cinéma, de notre temps: Mosso, mosso (Jean Rouch comme si...)
Cinéma, de notre temps: Mosso, mosso (Jean Rouch comme si...)
1999 · Himself
The Dreamed Films
The Dreamed Films
2010 · Self
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · ★ 7.2 · Director, Self
Jean Rouch: First Film 1947-1991
Jean Rouch: First Film 1947-1991
1991 · Himself
My Conversations on Film
My Conversations on Film
2013 · Himself
Mammy Water
Mammy Water
1953 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Lovely Month of May
The Lovely Month of May
1963 · Self (uncredited)
Ciné-Portrait of Raymond Depardon
Ciné-Portrait of Raymond Depardon
1983 · Director, himself, Director of Photography
Ciné-mafia
Ciné-mafia
1980 · Director, Cinematography
Freddy Buache, le cinéma
Freddy Buache, le cinéma
2012 · Self (archive footage)
Mad Mimes
Mad Mimes
2012 · Property Builder
Outlaw
Outlaw
2025 · Self
Battle on the Great River
Battle on the Great River
1950 · Director, Cinematography
The Mad Masters
The Mad Masters
1955 · ★ 6.3 · Director, Narrator, Cinematography
Cinématon
Cinématon
1978 · N°1256
Germaine chez elle
Germaine chez elle
1994 · Director, Writer, himself
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
1992 · Self
I'm Tired of Standing, I Lie Down
I'm Tired of Standing, I Lie Down
1997 · Director, Cinematography
The Human Pyramid
The Human Pyramid
1961 · Director, Writer, Cinematography
Ciguri – Tarahumaras 98 - La Danse Du Peyotl
Ciguri – Tarahumaras 98 - La Danse Du Peyotl
1998 · Narrator
Son of Gascogne
Son of Gascogne
1995 · Self
Drums from the Past
Drums from the Past
1971 · Director, Writer, Cinematography
Civilisation: L'homme et les images
Civilisation: L'homme et les images
1967 · Self
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
1964 · Self
Ciguri - Tarahumaras 99 - Le dernier chaman
Ciguri - Tarahumaras 99 - Le dernier chaman
1999 · narrador
Samba the Great
Samba the Great
1977 · Narrator
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
2000 · Self
Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds
Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds
1998 · Self
Writing 11 credits
Brise-glace : Bateau givre
Brise-glace : Bateau givre
1987 · Director, Writer, Editor
Mammy Water
Mammy Water
1953 · Director, Writer, Producer
Six in Paris
Six in Paris
1965 · Director, Writer
Brise-glace
Brise-glace
1990 · Director, Writer, Editor
Gare du Nord
Gare du Nord
1965 · Director, Screenplay
Germaine chez elle
Germaine chez elle
1994 · Director, Writer, himself
Little by Little
Little by Little
1970 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
1974 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography
The Human Pyramid
The Human Pyramid
1961 · Director, Writer, Cinematography
I, a Negro
I, a Negro
1959 · Director, Writer, Producer
Drums from the Past
Drums from the Past
1971 · Director, Writer, Cinematography
Other credits 8 credits
Jaguar
Jaguar
1967 · Director, Director of Photography
Brise-glace : Bateau givre
Brise-glace : Bateau givre
1987 · Director, Writer, Editor
Ciné-Portrait of Raymond Depardon
Ciné-Portrait of Raymond Depardon
1983 · Director, himself, Director of Photography
Brise-glace
Brise-glace
1990 · Director, Writer, Editor
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
1976 · Director, Director of Photography
Little by Little
Little by Little
1970 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
1974 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Encountering Jean Rouch
Encountering Jean Rouch
2003
Producing 2 credits
Mammy Water
Mammy Water
1953 · Director, Writer, Producer
I, a Negro
I, a Negro
1959 · Director, Writer, Producer
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