Directing
Jean Rouch
EN, NL, ET, IT cinema · 129 credits
Born
31 May 1917
Died
18 February 2004 (aged 86)
Birthplace
Paris, France
Also known as 장 루슈
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.
Known for
Filmography
Rouch's Gang
as Self
Work(ing Together) in Process
as Self, the filmmaker before the filmmakers (in 240p)
Outlaw
as Self
My Conversations on Film
as Himself
Freddy Buache, le cinéma
as Self (archive footage)
Mad Mimes
Property Builder
Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
A Friendly Handshake
Actor, Director
Moi fatigué debout, moi couché
1997
I'm Tired of Standing, I Lie Down
Director, Cinematography
Son of Gascogne
as Self
Rouch in Reverse
as himself
Germaine chez elle
as himself, Director, Writer
Brise-glace
Director, Director of Photography, Writer, Editor
Brise-glace : Bateau givre
1987
Brise-glace : Bateau givre
Director of Photography, Editor, Director, Writer
Enigma
Director
Dionysos
1984
Dionysos
Director
Ciné-Portrait of Raymond Depardon
as himself, Director, Director of Photography
Ciné-mafia
1980
Ciné-mafia
Actor, Director, Cinematography
Cinématon
as N°1256
Samba the Great
as Narrator
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
as Lui-même, Director
Makwayela
Director
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
Director, Director of Photography
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
The Dama of Ambara: To Enchant Death
Director, Writer
The Year 01
Co-Director
Sigui 1973: l'Auvent de la Circoncision
1973
Sigui 1973: The Canopy of Circumcision
Director
Boukoki
Director
VW-Voyou
Director
Hommage à Marcel Mauss : Taro Okamoto
1973
Hommage à Marcel Mauss : Taro Okamoto
Director
Horendi
Director
Drums from the Past
Director, Writer, Cinematography
Little by Little
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Mya - la mère
Director
Jaguar
Director, Director of Photography
Daouda Sorko
Director
The Lion Hunters
Director, Director of Photography
The Goumbé of the Young Revelers
Writer, Director of Photography, Director
Six in Paris
Director, Writer
Gare du Nord
Director, Screenplay
That Tender Age
Director
The Lovely Month of May
as Self (uncredited)
The Doll
as Officer (uncredited)
The Punishment
Director, Screenplay
Hampi
Director
Le mil
1962
Le mil
Director
Chronicle of a Summer
as Self, Director
The Human Pyramid
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
The Sons of the Water
Actor, Director
I, a Negro
Director, Producer, Writer
Moro Naba
Director
Baby Ghana
Director
The Mad Masters
as Narrator, Director, Cinematography
Mammy Water
Producer, Writer, Director, Cinematography
The Rainmakers
Director
Battle on the Great River
Director, Cinematography
Circumcision
Producer, Director, Cinematography
Hombroï
1948
Hombroï
Director
