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Jean Rouch

Jean Rouch

Directing·1917–2004·95 films

Jean Rouch (French: [ʁuʃ]; 31 May 1917, Paris – 18 February 2004, Niger) was a French filmmaker and anthropologist.…

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As Director

Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer (1961)
The Mad Masters
The Mad Masters (1955)
I, a Negro
I, a Negro (1959)
Six in Paris
Six in Paris (1965)
The Human Pyramid
The Human Pyramid (1961)
Little by Little
Little by Little (1970)
The Lion Hunters
The Lion Hunters (1966)
Jaguar
Jaguar (1967)
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken (1974)
Drums from the Past
Drums from the Past (1971)
Mammy Water
Mammy Water (1953)
The Fifteen-Year-Old Widows
The Fifteen-Year-Old Widows (1964)
In the Land of the Black Magi
In the Land of the Black Magi (1947)
Sigui 1971: The Dune of Idyeli
Sigui 1971: The Dune of Idyeli (1971)
Brise-glace
Brise-glace (1990)
Gare du Nord
Gare du Nord (1965)
Horendi
Horendi (1972)
The Punishment
The Punishment (1962)
The Goumbé of the Young Revelers
The Goumbé of the Young Revelers (1966)
VW-Voyou
VW-Voyou (1973)
Cemeteries in the Cliff
Cemeteries in the Cliff (1951)
Moro Naba
Moro Naba (1958)
Battle on the Great River
Battle on the Great River (1950)
Baby Ghana
Baby Ghana (1957)
Circumcision
Circumcision (1949)
The Rainmakers
The Rainmakers (1951)
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice (1976)
Un lion nommé l'Américain
Un lion nommé l'Américain (1972)
Makwayela
Makwayela (1977)
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan) (1977)
Enigma
Enigma (1986)
Badye, the Storyteller
Badye, the Storyteller (1977)
That Tender Age
That Tender Age (1964)
The Ordinary Madness of a Daughter of Ham
The Ordinary Madness of a Daughter of Ham (1986)
Margaret Mead: A Portrait By a Friend
Margaret Mead: A Portrait By a Friend (1978)
Ciné-Portrait of Raymond Depardon
Ciné-Portrait of Raymond Depardon (1983)
Sigui 1970: The Clamours of Amani
Sigui 1970: The Clamours of Amani (1970)
Couleur du temps. Berlin, Août 1945
Couleur du temps. Berlin, Août 1945 (1987)
Sigui 1968: The Dancers of Tyogou
Sigui 1968: The Dancers of Tyogou (1968)
Pam Kuso Kar (Breaking Pam's Vases)
Pam Kuso Kar (Breaking Pam's Vases) (1974)
The Sons of the Water
The Sons of the Water (1959)
Sigui 1969: The Cave of Bongo
Sigui 1969: The Cave of Bongo (1969)
Mya - la mère
Mya - la mère (1970)
The Burial of the Hogon
The Burial of the Hogon (1973)
Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai
Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai (1979)
Ayorou Singing Stones
Ayorou Singing Stones (1968)
Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm
Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm (1966)
Initiation into the Dance of the Possessed
Initiation into the Dance of the Possessed (1948)
The Magicians of Wanzerbé
The Magicians of Wanzerbé (1948)
Architects of Ayorou
Architects of Ayorou (1970)
Boukoki
Boukoki (1973)
L'Afrique et la recherche scientifique
L'Afrique et la recherche scientifique (1964)
Giraffe Football or “The Alternative”
Giraffe Football or “The Alternative” (1973)
Cousin, cousine
Cousin, cousine (1987)
Hampi
Hampi (1962)
Niger Festivals: December 1961 - Niger Independence Days
Niger Festivals: December 1961 - Niger Independence Days (1962)
Daouda Sorko
Daouda Sorko (1967)
Monsieur Albert, prophète
Monsieur Albert, prophète (1963)
Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen
Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen (1977)
Germaine chez elle
Germaine chez elle (1994)
The Dama of Ambara: To Enchant Death
The Dama of Ambara: To Enchant Death (1974)
Yenendi de Ganghel (Rain Dance at Ganghel)
Yenendi de Ganghel (Rain Dance at Ganghel) (1968)
Germaine et ses copains
Germaine et ses copains (1996)
A Friendly Handshake
A Friendly Handshake (1997)
Zomo et ses frères
Zomo et ses frères (1975)
Damouré Speaks About AIDS
Damouré Speaks About AIDS (1992)
Funérailles au Ghana
Funérailles au Ghana (1960)
Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo
Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo (1967)
Funeral Rites for Women in Bongo
Funeral Rites for Women in Bongo (1973)

As Actor

Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer (1961)Self
The Mad Masters
The Mad Masters (1955)Narrator
The Lovely Month of May
The Lovely Month of May (1963)Self (uncredited)
Cinématon
Cinématon (1978)N°1256
Son of Gascogne
Son of Gascogne (1995)Self
The Doll
The Doll (1962)Officer (uncredited)
My Conversations on Film
My Conversations on Film (2013)Himself
The Dreamed Films
The Dreamed Films (2010)Self
Samba the Great
Samba the Great (1977)Narrator
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même (1964)Self
Letter to Jean Rouch
Letter to Jean Rouch (1992)Self
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan) (1977)Lui-même
An Egg with No Shell
An Egg with No Shell (1992)
Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds
Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds (1998)Self
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas (2000)Self
Ciné-Portrait of Raymond Depardon
Ciné-Portrait of Raymond Depardon (1983)himself
Cinéma, de notre temps: Mosso, mosso (Jean Rouch comme si...)
Cinéma, de notre temps: Mosso, mosso (Jean Rouch comme si...) (1999)Himself
The Sons of the Water
The Sons of the Water (1959)
Rouch's Gang
Rouch's GangSelf
Freddy Buache, le cinéma
Freddy Buache, le cinéma (2012)Self (archive footage)
World Without a Game
World Without a Game (1966)Self
Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema
Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema (2011)Self (archive footage)
Work(ing Together) in Process
Work(ing Together) in ProcessSelf, the filmmaker before the filmmakers (in 240p)
Portrait de Jean Rouch
Portrait de Jean Rouch (2004)Self
Encountering Jean Rouch
Encountering Jean Rouch (2003)
Germaine chez elle
Germaine chez elle (1994)himself
Ciguri - Tarahumaras 99 - Le dernier chaman
Ciguri - Tarahumaras 99 - Le dernier chaman (1999)narrador
Ciguri – Tarahumaras 98 - La Danse Du Peyotl
Ciguri – Tarahumaras 98 - La Danse Du Peyotl (1998)Narrator
Jean Rouch: First Film 1947-1991
Jean Rouch: First Film 1947-1991 (1991)Himself
A Friendly Handshake
A Friendly Handshake (1997)
Jean Rouch, des mensonges plus vrais que la réalité
Jean Rouch, des mensonges plus vrais que la réalité (2004)Lui-même
L’Enigma di Jean Rouch a Torino - Cronaca di un film raté
L’Enigma di Jean Rouch a Torino - Cronaca di un film raté (2017)
Outlaw
Outlaw (2025)Self

As Writer

I, a Negro
I, a Negro (1959)
Six in Paris
Six in Paris (1965)
The Human Pyramid
The Human Pyramid (1961)
Little by Little
Little by Little (1970)
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken (1974)
Drums from the Past
Drums from the Past (1971)
Mammy Water
Mammy Water (1953)
Brise-glace
Brise-glace (1990)
Gare du Nord
Gare du Nord (1965)
The Punishment
The Punishment (1962)
The Goumbé of the Young Revelers
The Goumbé of the Young Revelers (1966)
Germaine chez elle
Germaine chez elle (1994)
The Dama of Ambara: To Enchant Death
The Dama of Ambara: To Enchant Death (1974)