Jean Rouch
Directing · Director · Cinematography · Co-Director
Born May 31, 1917 · Paris, France
Active 1947–2004
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.
Filmography
Chronicle of a Summer (1961) — DirectorI, a Negro (1959) — Director · Producer · WriterThe Mad Masters (1955) — Narrator · Director · CinematographyThe Year 01 (1973) — Co-DirectorSix in Paris (1965) — Director · WriterMad Mimes (2012) — Property BuilderThe Ordinary Madness of a Daughter of Ham (1986) — DirectorSigui 1972: The Loincloths of Yamé (1972) — DirectorAyorou Singing Stones (1968) — DirectorAnnouncement (1997) — DirectorArchitects of Ayorou (1970) — DirectorDogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm (1966) — DirectorInitiation into the Dance of the Possessed (1948) — DirectorHorendi (1972) — DirectorLittle by Little (1970) — Director · Writer · Director of PhotographyIspahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan) (1977) — Lui-même · DirectorThe Punishment (1962) — Director · ScreenplayThe Sons of the Water (1959) — DirectorI'm Tired of Standing, I Lie Down (1997) — Director · CinematographyLiberté, égalité, fraternité, et puis après... (1990) — DirectorSigui 1968: The Dancers of Tyogou (1968) — DirectorPam Kuso Kar (Breaking Pam's Vases) (1974) — DirectorCiné-Portrait of Raymond Depardon (1983) — Director · Director of PhotographySigui 1969: The Cave of Bongo (1969) — Director