Jean Rouch

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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

Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
The Mad Masters
The Mad Masters
The Mad Masters
The Lovely Month of May
Birth Location Paris, France
Born 1917-05-31
Died 2004-02-18

Movies

Mad Mimes Property Builder
2012
1997
Announcement Director
1997
1997
Madame l'eau Director
1993
Brise-glace Director of Photography
1990
Brise-glace Writer
1990
Brise-glace Editor
1990
Brise-glace Director
1990
1989
Brise-glace : Bateau givre Director of Photography
1987
Cousin, cousine Director
1987
Enigma Director
1986
Dionysos Director
1984
Ciné-Portrait of Raymond Depardon Director of Photography
1983
Ciné-mafia Cinematography
1980
Ciné-mafia Director
1980
Makwayela Director
1977
1977
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice Director of Photography
1976
The Year 01 Co-Director
1973
1973
Boukoki Director
1973
VW-Voyou Director
1973
Horendi Director
1972
1971
1971
Drums from the Past Cinematography
1971
1970
Little by Little Director
1970
1970
Mya - la mère Director
1970
1968
Jaguar Director of Photography
1967
Jaguar Director
1967
Daouda Sorko Director
1967
The Lion Hunters Director of Photography
1966
The Lion Hunters Director
1966
The Goumbé of the Young Revelers Director of Photography
1966
Gare du Nord Director
1965
Gare du Nord Screenplay
1965
Six in Paris Writer
1965
Six in Paris Director
1965
That Tender Age Director
1964
The Punishment Director
1962
The Punishment Screenplay
1962
1961
1961
The Human Pyramid Cinematography
1961
1961
1960
1959
Moi, un Noir Writer
1959
Moi, un Noir Producer
1959
Moi, un Noir Director
1959
Moro Naba Director
1958
Baby Ghana Director
1957
The Mad Masters Cinematography
1955
The Mad Masters Director
1955
Mammy Water Director
1953
Mammy Water Cinematography
1953
Mammy Water Producer
1953
Mammy Water Writer
1953
The Rainmakers Director
1951
1951
Circumcision Director
1949
Circumcision Producer
1949
Circumcision Cinematography
1949