Chronicle of a Summer -- Paris, 1960
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Jean Rouch ( French: [ʁuʃ]; 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.
- French
- Jean Rouch, 31 May 1917, Paris, France
- 1947–2002
- 18 February 2004 (aged 86), Birni-N'Konni, Niger
From the 1940s until the present, Rouch has produced films in Ghana, Niger, Mali, and Upper Volta, ranging from straightforward portrayals of extraordinary ritual events, such as Les Maitres Fous, to “collective improvisations” such as jaguar, or, more recently, Cocorico!
Jean Rouch was born on 31 May 1917 in Paris, France. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Moi, un noir (1958), Madame L'Eau (1993) and Six in Paris (1965).
- Director, Cinematographer, Writer
- May 31, 1917
- Jean Rouch
- February 18, 2004
Dec 20, 2010 · Together they submitted travel articles under the nom de plume Jean Pierjean and made two films, a now-lost fiction short called La Chevelure magique (1946) and an early hippopotamus-hunt film called Au pays des mages noirs (1947).
Jan 25, 2024 · Included in this box set are eight newly restored films on four discs, a 24-page booklet with two essays about Rouch and his methodology, and a new documentary about Rouch, his films, and his influence on African cinema, JEAN ROUCH, THE ADVENTUROUS FILMMAKER.
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Chronicle of a Summer (French original title: Chronique d'un été) is a 1961 French documentary film shot during the summer of 1960 by sociologist Edgar Morin and anthropologist and filmmaker Jean Rouch, with the technical and aesthetic collaboration of Québécois director-cameraman Michel Brault.
Jean Rouch (1917-2004) began as a civil engineer interested in rituals he observed in colonial Niger; nearly 120 films later, he would be an avatar of the Nouvelle Vague, one of the inventors of cinéma vérité, of visual anthropology, of “ethno-fiction,” and of the Nigerien film industry itself.
