Jean Rouch Movies

  • 2002
    Mon père c'est un lion - Jean Rouch pour mémoire

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

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

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    Mon père c'est un lion - Jean Rouch pour mémoire
  • 2003
    Encountering Jean Rouch

    Encountering Jean Rouch

    Encountering Jean Rouch

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    This short film was shot in 2002 during Bilan du Film Ethnographic for the purpose of introducing Jean Rouch to the audience at 2003 Taiwan...

    Encountering Jean Rouch
  • 1986
    The Ordinary Madness of a Daughter of Ham

    The Ordinary Madness of a Daughter of Ham

    The Ordinary Madness of a Daughter of Ham

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    In Jean Rouch's cinematic reinterpretation of Julius-Amédée Laou's theatrical work, a freshly appointed nurse steps into the chaotic...

    The Ordinary Madness of a Daughter of Ham
  • 1997
    Announcement

    Announcement

    Announcement

    01997HD

    This film, made in one afternoon, is an "inspired promenade," the discovery of an exhibition with improvised text and commentary. Five shot sequences...

    Announcement
  • 1987
    Brise-glace : Bateau givre

    Brise-glace : Bateau givre

    Brise-glace : Bateau givre

    01987HD

    First part of the collaborative project "Brise-Glace" showing the diverse travels on the icebreaker "Frej". Directed by Jean Rouch.

    Brise-glace : Bateau givre
  • 1962
    Urbanisme africain

    Urbanisme africain

    Urbanisme africain

    01962HD

    Directed by Jean Rouch.

    Urbanisme africain
  • 1951
    Cemeteries in the Cliff

    Cemeteries in the Cliff

    Cemeteries in the Cliff

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    Dogon funerary rites in the village of Ireli at the foot of the Bandiagara cliffs, Mali.

    Cemeteries in the Cliff
  • 2011
    Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema

    Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema

    Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema

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    This portrait of the French film theorist and avant-garde director Jean Epstein (1897-1953) concentrates on the period when he filmed in Brittany,...

    Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema
  • 1951
    Les gens du mil

    Les gens du mil

    Les gens du mil

    01951HD

    A film by Jean Rouch.

    Les gens du mil
  • 1997
    A Friendly Handshake

    A Friendly Handshake

    A Friendly Handshake

    01997HD

    From the bridges of Porto to its estuary, two men are paying tribute to the elegant Douro River. Through Luís de Camões and Prince...

    A Friendly Handshake
  • 1971
    Sigui 1971: The Dune of Idyeli

    Sigui 1971: The Dune of Idyeli

    Sigui 1971: The Dune of Idyeli

    7.11971HD

    The fifth year of the Sigui ceremonies, celebrated every sixty years by the Dogons of the Bandiagara cliffs, Mali, takes place in the village of...

    Sigui 1971: The Dune of Idyeli
  • 1980
    Ciné-mafia

    Ciné-mafia

    Ciné-mafia

    01980HD

    Three pioneers of documentary filmmaking – Joris Ivens, Henri Storck, and the man behind the camera, Jean Rouch – recall the early days...

    Ciné-mafia
  • 1962
    Abidjan, port de pêche

    Abidjan, port de pêche

    Abidjan, port de pêche

    01962HD

    Directed by Jean Rouch.

    Abidjan, port de pêche
  • 1972
    Sigui 1972: The Loincloths of Yamé

    Sigui 1972: The Loincloths of Yamé

    Sigui 1972: The Loincloths of Yamé

    01972HD

    The sixth year of the Sigui ceremonies, celebrated every sixty years by the Dogons of the Bandiagara cliffs, Mali.

    Sigui 1972: The Loincloths of Yamé
  • 1970
    Architects of Ayorou

    Architects of Ayorou

    Architects of Ayorou

    01970HD

    Traditional houses and new architecture in Ayorou, an island on the River Niger in the archipelago of Tillaberi. The village and its activities; the...

    Architects of Ayorou
  • 1948
    Initiation into the Dance of the Possessed

    Initiation into the Dance of the Possessed

    Initiation into the Dance of the Possessed

    01948HD

    Ritual of introduction, for a Songhaî young woman from Tillabérie, in Niger, to the dance of possession devoted to "Kirey", genie of...

    Initiation into the Dance of the Possessed
  • 1975
    Zomo et ses frères

    Zomo et ses frères

    Zomo et ses frères

    01975HD

    A portrait of Zomo, the second of Damouré Zika’s many children. Employed at the zoo of the National Museum of Niger in Niamey, he offers...

    Zomo et ses frères
  • 1963
    Le palmier à l'huile

    Le palmier à l'huile

    Le palmier à l'huile

    01963HD

    Directed by Jean Rouch.

    Le palmier à l'huile
  • 1977
    Badye, the Storyteller

    Badye, the Storyteller

    Badye, the Storyteller

    5.51977HD

    A Nigerian traditionalist who draws his inspiration from bird warbling to compose music to accompany his verse chronicles.

    Badye, the Storyteller
  • 1977
    Samba the Great

    Samba the Great

    Samba the Great

    51977HD

    The adventures of a legendary hero who, dazzled by the beauty of a princess in the hand asks. This imposes several trials he emerges victorious. Only...

    Samba the Great