Jean Rouch Movies
- 1961
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer7.1871961HD
Paris, summer 1960. Anthropologist and filmmaker Jean Rouch and sociologist and film critic Edgar Morin wander through the crowded streets asking...
- 1965
Six in Paris
Six in Paris6.4261965HD
Six vignettes set in different sections of Paris, by six directors. St. Germain des Pres (Douchet), Gare du Nord (Rouch), Rue St. Denis (Pollet), and...
- 1966
The Lion Hunters
The Lion Hunters6.11966HD
Etnographic documentary about lion hunting in Africa.
- 1955
The Mad Masters
The Mad Masters6.1951955HD
The subject of the film was the Hauka movement. The Hauka movement consisted of mimicry and dancing to become possessed by French Colonial...
- 1970
Little by Little
Little by Little7.1671970HD
An African travels to Paris to learn about the construction of tall buildings, but is soon taken up with the oddities of French life.
- 1967
Jaguar
Jaguar6.71967HD
Jaguar, a kind of road movie on foot, tells of the journey of three friends, Damouré, Lam and Illo, on their way to the Gold Coast where they...
- 1963
Monsieur Albert, prophète
Monsieur Albert, prophète01963HD
Life in a community of Harist disciples in the village of Bregbo, Côte d'Ivoire, under the aegis of their "prophet" Alberto Atcho. 50 km from...
- 1973
The Year 01
The Year 016.5831973HD
The film narrates a utopian abandonment, consensual and festive of the market economy and high productivity. The population decides on a number of...
- 1963
The Lovely Month of May
The Lovely Month of May81963HD
Candid interviews of ordinary people on the meaning of happiness, an often amorphous and inarticulable notion that evokes more basic and...
- 2000
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas02000HD
- 1962
Niger Festivals: December 1961 - Niger Independence Days
Niger Festivals: December 1961 - Niger Independence Days01962HD
Commemorative celebrations of the independence of the Republic of Niger filmed in December 1961 and 1962.
- 1959
Moi, un Noir
Moi, un Noir7.3281959HD
Winner of the prestigious Prix Louis Delluc in 1958, "Moi, un noir" marked Jean Rouch's break with traditional ethnography, and his embrace of the...
- 1977
Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen
Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen01977HD
Germaine Dierterlen talks about Dogon mythology at a conference on the Bandiagara cliffs. The Songo canopy is a sacred site in Bandiagara. Its walls...
- 1968
Yenendi de Ganghel (Rain Dance at Ganghel)
Yenendi de Ganghel (Rain Dance at Ganghel)01968HD
Lightning struck the hut of a Fulani shepherd near a village of settled fishermen, Ganghel, in Niger. A yenendi, a purification ceremony to obtain...
- 1964
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même61964HD
Made for Cinéastes de notre temps series. In 1964, several French New Wave auteurs discuss the success and crisis of the wave. Featuring...
- 1990
Brise-glace
Brise-glace5.81990HD
Collaborative experimental project on which three director made different films about the Swedish icebreaker "Frej".
- 1962
Hampi
Hampi01962HD
A ritual vase, the hampi, is placed in the center of the Musée de plein air de la République du Niger in Niamey, during a ritual...
- 1961
The Human Pyramid
The Human Pyramid6.31961HD
Jean Rouch gives a group of black and white teenagers a "what if" question: what if they socialised with each other? The teenagers then improvise...
- 1975
Zomo et ses frères
Zomo et ses frères01975HD
A portrait of Zomo, the second of Damouré Zika’s many children. Employed at the zoo of the National Museum of Niger in Niamey, he offers...
- 1978
Cinématon
Cinématon4.31978HD
Cinématon is a 156-hour long experimental film by French director Gérard Courant. It was the longest film ever released until 2011....