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Jean Rouch (French:; 31 May 1917 – 18 February 2004) was a French filmmaker and anthropologist. He is considered one of the founders of cinéma vérité in France. Rouch's practice as a filmmaker, for over 60 years in Africa, was characterized by the idea of shared anthropology .
Jean Rouch’s prolific film career began in French West Africa, where he worked as a civil engineer during World War II, supervising road and bridge construction. Previously, in Paris, he had attended the lectures of Marcel Mauss and Marcel Griaule.
Dec 20, 2010 · Arrested in 1940 on a false suspicion of trying to flee to England, then released under surveillance and travel restrictions, he found an escape through a job in Africa with the colonial public works, thanks to his studies at the Ponts et Chaussées, the grand école for road and bridge engineering.
Nov 23, 2017 · A youthful devotee of surrealism turned anthropologist turned documentary filmmaker, Rouch (1917-2004) is best known for directing, along with Edgar Morin, the founding work of cinéma vérité,...
Jean Rouch est un réalisateur et un ethnologue français né le 31 mai 1917 à Paris et mort le 18 février 2004 à Tahoua au Niger . Il est particulièrement connu pour sa pratique du cinéma direct et pour ses films ethnographiques sur des peuples africains tels que les Dogons et leurs coutumes.
Nov 10, 2017 · Jean Rouch’s Inspiring Metafictions. Two of the most influential and original films in the history of the cinema are finally getting a U.S. DVD release, which should bring long-overdue...
Jean Rouch died in a car accident in Niger, on February 18th, 2004, at the age of 86. He was on his way to a celebration of Nigerian cinema, which was to feature a retrospective of his own films. — Brenda Baugh
Jean Rouch was a universally-acclaimed filmmaker, anthropologist, civil engineer, explorer, and storyteller. His sudden death in February 2004 has brought an outpouring of gratitude and memories from friends, colleagues, students and audiences around the world.
Aug 17, 2017 · To mark the centenary of the birth of the French ethnologist and film-maker Jean Rouch, a series of events is being organized throughout France this year, with the support of prominent national and international institutions, such as Unesco.
Mar 13, 2002 · Not much has been written about ethnographic filmmaker Jean Rouch’s documentary The Human Pyramid (1960) in comparison to the interest aroused by Chronique D’Un Été ( Chronicle of a Summer, 1961), the product of his collaboration with sociologist Edgar Morin.
