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Jean Rouch

Jean Rouch

French film director
May 31, 1917 (February 18, 2004)

Icebreaker

V.O.: Brise-Glace
Fr. 1988. Documentary by Jean Rouch, Raúl Ruiz, Titte Tornroth. Three different views of daily life on board a Swedish icebreaker.
Runtime: 86 min.
Fr. 1974. Comedy by Jean Rouch with Damouré Zika, Ibrahima Dia, Tallou Mouzourane. In the African bush, poultry sellers face a female hunter.
Fr. 1967. Adventures by Jean Rouch with Damouré Zika, Lam Ibrahima Dia, Illo Gaoudel. Three Nigeriens travel to Ghana to earn their meager living.
Runtime: 110 min.

6 in Paris...

V.O.: Paris vu par...
Fr. 1965. Sketches by Jean Douchet, Jean Rouch, Jean-Daniel Pollet, Éric Rohmer, Jean-Luc Godard, Claude Chabrol with Jean-Pierre Andréani, Stéphane Audran, Nadine Ballot. Various incidents, whether funny or dramatic, located in different districts of Paris.
Runtime: 98 min.
Fr. 1965. Documentary by Jean Rouch. The hunting methods and customs of an African community.
Runtime: 85 min.
Can. 1964. Sketches by Hiroshi Teshigahara, Jean Rouch, Michel Brault, Gian Vittorio Baldi with Geneviève Bujold, Véronique Duval, Micaela Esdra. The problems of teenagers from various countries.
Fr. 1962. Moral study by Jean Rouch with Nadine Ballot, Jean-Claude Darnal, Jean-Marie Simon.
Runtime: 60 min.

Chronicle of a Summer

V.O.: Chronique d'un été
Fr. 1961. Documentary by Jean Rouch, Edgar Morin. Survey conducted among some Parisians during the summer of 1961.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1960. Moral study by Jean Rouch. In a high school in Africa, a young French person tries to establish friendly relations between the white and black people.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1957. Documentary by Jean Rouch with Oumarou Ganda, Petit Touré, Melle Gambi. Story of a group of Nigerians who came to Abidjan to make their fortune.
Runtime: 70 min.

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