About Jean Rouch
Biography
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…
Filmography39 films
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- Outlaw2025
- L’Enigma di Jean Rouch a Torino - Cronaca di un film raté2017
- My Conversations on Film2013
- Freddy Buache, le cinéma2012
- Maya Deren, Take Zero2012
- Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema2011
- The Dreamed Films2010
- Portrait de Jean Rouch2004
- Jean Rouch, des mensonges plus vrais que la réalité2004
- Encountering Jean Rouch2003
- Mon père c'est un lion - Jean Rouch pour mémoire2002
- Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas2000
- Cinéma, de notre temps: Mosso, mosso (Jean Rouch comme si...)1999
- Ciguri - Tarahumaras 99 - Le dernier chaman1999
- Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds1998
- Ciguri – Tarahumaras 98 - La Danse Du Peyotl1998
- A Friendly Handshake1997
- Son of Gascogne1995
- Rouch in Reverse1995
- Germaine chez elle1994
- Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave1992
- An Egg with No Shell1992
- Letter to Jean Rouch1992
- Jean Rouch: First Film 1947-19911991
- Ciné-Portrait of Raymond Depardon1983
- Ciné-mafia1980
- Cinématon1978
- Samba the Great1977
- Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)1977
- Civilisation: L'homme et les images1967
- World Without a Game1966
- La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même1964
- The Lovely Month of May1963
- The Doll1962
- Chronicle of a Summer1961
- The Sons of the Water1959
- The Mad Masters1955
- Rouch's GangTBA
- Work(ing Together) in ProcessTBA

































