Jean Rouch
Directing
Born: 1917-05-31 · Paris, France
Died: 2004-02-18
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
🎬 Movies (30)
Outlaw
2025
Self
L’Enigma di Jean Rouch a Torino - Cronaca di un film raté
2017
My Conversations on Film
2013
Himself
Maya Deren, Take Zero
2012
Himself
Freddy Buache, le cinéma
2012
Self (archive footage)
Mad Mimes
2012
Property Builder
Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema
2011
Self (archive footage)
The Dreamed Films
2010
Self
Jean Rouch, des mensonges plus vrais que la réalité
2004
Lui-même
Portrait de Jean Rouch
2004
Self
Encountering Jean Rouch
2003
Mon père c'est un lion - Jean Rouch pour mémoire
2002
Self
Le Rêve plus fort que la mort
2002
Director
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
Ciguri – Tarahumaras 98 - La Danse Du Peyotl
1998
Narrator
Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds
1998
Self
A Friendly Handshake
1997
Director
I'm Tired of Standing, I Lie Down
1997
Director
Announcement
1997
Director
Germaine et ses copains
1996
Director
Son of Gascogne
1995
Self
Rouch in Reverse
1995
himself
Germaine chez elle
1994
Director
Madame l'eau
1993
Director
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
1992
Self
An Egg with No Shell
1992
Letter to Jean Rouch
1992
Self
Damouré Speaks About AIDS
1992
Director