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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.
Runtime: 80 min.
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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