Jean Rouch

Jean Rouch

Directing
Born 1917-05-31 - Died 2004-02-18Paris, France

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 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.

Movies (39)

Ciné-Portrait of Raymond Depardon
9.0

Ciné-Portrait of Raymond Depardon

1983Movie9.0
My Conversations on Film
3.2

My Conversations on Film

2013Movie3.2
Outlaw

Outlaw

2025Movie
Ciné-mafia

Ciné-mafia

1980Movie
The Lovely Month of May
8.0

The Lovely Month of May

1963Movie8.0
Cinéma, de notre temps: Mosso, mosso (Jean Rouch comme si...)
6.0

Cinéma, de notre temps: Mosso, mosso (Jean Rouch comme si...)

1999Movie6.0
Chronicle of a Summer
7.2

Chronicle of a Summer

1961Movie7.2
The Dreamed Films
7.3

The Dreamed Films

2010Movie7.3
Jean Rouch: First Film 1947-1991

Jean Rouch: First Film 1947-1991

1991Movie
Cinématon
4.9

Cinématon

1978Movie4.9
Samba the Great
5.5

Samba the Great

1977Movie5.5
Freddy Buache, le cinéma

Freddy Buache, le cinéma

2012Movie
The Mad Masters
6.2

The Mad Masters

1955Movie6.2
Son of Gascogne
5.1

Son of Gascogne

1995Movie5.1
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
3.3

Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave

1992Movie3.3
Maya Deren, Take Zero
5.0

Maya Deren, Take Zero

2012Movie5.0
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
8.0

La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même

1964Movie8.0
The Doll
5.5

The Doll

1962Movie5.5
Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds
9.0

Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds

1998Movie9.0
Letter to Jean Rouch
6.0

Letter to Jean Rouch

1992Movie6.0
Rouch in Reverse
7.0

Rouch in Reverse

1995Movie7.0
Germaine chez elle

Germaine chez elle

1994Movie
Ciguri – Tarahumaras 98 - La Danse Du Peyotl

Ciguri – Tarahumaras 98 - La Danse Du Peyotl

1998Movie
A Friendly Handshake

A Friendly Handshake

1997Movie
World Without a Game

World Without a Game

1966Movie
Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema

Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema

2011Movie
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
8.0

Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas

2000Movie8.0
Civilisation: L'homme et les images

Civilisation: L'homme et les images

1967Movie
Encountering Jean Rouch

Encountering Jean Rouch

2003Movie
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
9.0

Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)

1977Movie9.0
Ciguri - Tarahumaras 99 - Le dernier chaman

Ciguri - Tarahumaras 99 - Le dernier chaman

1999Movie
An Egg with No Shell
1.0

An Egg with No Shell

1992Movie1.0
Mon père c'est un lion - Jean Rouch pour mémoire
10.0

Mon père c'est un lion - Jean Rouch pour mémoire

2002Movie10.0
L’Enigma di Jean Rouch a Torino - Cronaca di un film raté

L’Enigma di Jean Rouch a Torino - Cronaca di un film raté

2017Movie
Jean Rouch, des mensonges plus vrais que la réalité

Jean Rouch, des mensonges plus vrais que la réalité

2004Movie
Portrait de Jean Rouch

Portrait de Jean Rouch

2004Movie
Work(ing Together) in Process

Work(ing Together) in Process

Movie
The Sons of the Water
9.0

The Sons of the Water

1959Movie9.0
Rouch's Gang
7.0

Rouch's Gang

Movie7.0

TV Shows (1)

Samedi soir
6.0

Samedi soir

1971Series6.0