Jean Rouch
Director
- Born
- May 31, 1917
- Died
- February 18, 2004 (age 86)
- From
- Paris, France
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…
Filmography (123)
Outlaw (2025)Self
L’Enigma di Jean Rouch a Torino - Cronaca di un film raté (2017)
My Conversations on Film (2013)Himself
Freddy Buache, le cinéma (2012)Self (archive footage)- Maya Deren, Take ZeroMaya Deren, Take Zero (2012)Himself
Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema (2011)Self (archive footage)
The Dreamed Films (2010)Self
Portrait de Jean Rouch (2004)Self
Jean Rouch, des mensonges plus vrais que la réalité (2004)Lui-même
Encountering Jean Rouch (2003)- Le Rêve plus fort que la mortLe Rêve plus fort que la mort (2002)Director
- Mon père c'est un lion - Jean Rouch pour mémoireMon père c'est un lion - Jean Rouch pour mémoire (2002)Self
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas (2000)Self
Cinéma, de notre temps: Mosso, mosso (Jean Rouch comme si...) (1999)Himself
Ciguri - Tarahumaras 99 - Le dernier chaman (1999)narrador
Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds (1998)Self
Ciguri – Tarahumaras 98 - La Danse Du Peyotl (1998)Narrator- I'm Tired of Standing, I Lie DownI'm Tired of Standing, I Lie Down (1997)Director
A Friendly Handshake (1997)Director- AnnouncementAnnouncement (1997)Director
Germaine et ses copains (1996)Director
Son of Gascogne (1995)Self- Rouch in ReverseRouch in Reverse (1995)himself
Germaine chez elle (1994)Director- Madame l'eauMadame l'eau (1993)Director
- Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New WaveCinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave (1992)Self
Damouré Speaks About AIDS (1992)Director
An Egg with No Shell (1992)
Letter to Jean Rouch (1992)Self
Jean Rouch: First Film 1947-1991 (1991)Himself