Jean Rouch

Jean Rouch

Directing

1917-05-31 — 2004-02-18Paris, France

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

Cinématon
movie
4.9

1978

Cinématon

1978 · movie

The Lovely Month of May
movie
8.0

1963

The Lovely Month of May

1963 · movie

Chronicle of a Summer
movie
7.2

1961

Chronicle of a Summer

1961 · movie

Son of Gascogne
movie
5.1

1995

Son of Gascogne

1995 · movie

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

1999

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

1999 · movie

The Doll
movie
5.7

1962

The Doll

1962 · movie

La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
movie
8.0

1964

La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même

1964 · movie

The Dreamed Films
movie
7.3

2010

The Dreamed Films

2010 · movie

My Conversations on Film
movie
3.2

2013

My Conversations on Film

2013 · movie

Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema
movie

2011

Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema

2011 · movie

World Without a Game
movie

1966

World Without a Game

1966 · movie

The Mad Masters
movie
6.3

1955

The Mad Masters

1955 · movie

Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds
movie
9.0

1998

Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds

1998 · movie

Freddy Buache, le cinéma
movie

2012

Freddy Buache, le cinéma

2012 · movie

Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
movie
8.0

2000

Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas

2000 · movie

Ciné-Portrait of Raymond Depardon
movie
9.0

1983

Ciné-Portrait of Raymond Depardon

1983 · movie

Portrait de Jean Rouch
movie

2004

Portrait de Jean Rouch

2004 · movie

Germaine chez elle
movie

1994

Germaine chez elle

1994 · movie

Jean Rouch, des mensonges plus vrais que la réalité
movie

2004

Jean Rouch, des mensonges plus vrais que la réalité

2004 · movie

Work(ing Together) in Process
movie

Work(ing Together) in Process

· movie

Encountering Jean Rouch
movie

2003

Encountering Jean Rouch

2003 · movie

Jean Rouch: First Film 1947-1991
movie

1991

Jean Rouch: First Film 1947-1991

1991 · movie

A Friendly Handshake
movie

1997

A Friendly Handshake

1997 · movie

Ciguri - Tarahumaras 99 - Le dernier chaman
movie

1999

Ciguri - Tarahumaras 99 - Le dernier chaman

1999 · movie

Samba the Great
movie
5.5

1977

Samba the Great

1977 · movie

The Sons of the Water
movie
9.0

1959

The Sons of the Water

1959 · movie

Rouch's Gang
movie
7.0

Rouch's Gang

· movie

Ciguri – Tarahumaras 98 - La Danse Du Peyotl
movie

1998

Ciguri – Tarahumaras 98 - La Danse Du Peyotl

1998 · movie

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

1977

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

1977 · movie

Outlaw
movie

2025

Outlaw

2025 · movie