Jean Rouch Movies
- 1993
Madame l'eau
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"Their land drought-stricken, three Nigerien farmers (and their donkey) travel to Holland to investigate the possibility of importing windmill...
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- 1972
Un lion nommé l'Américain
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A film about a lion.
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- 1968
Sigui 1968: The Dancers of Tyogou
Sigui 1968: The Dancers of Tyogou01968HD
The second year of the Sigui ceremonies, celebrated every sixty years by the Dogons of the Bandiagara cliffs, Mali, takes place in the village of...
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- 1992
Damouré Speaks About AIDS
Damouré Speaks About AIDS01992HD
When the male nurse Damouré Zika talks about AIDS with his two friends Lam and Tallou, under the admiring eye of his own wife Lobo, who is a...
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- 2002
Mon père c'est un lion - Jean Rouch pour mémoire
Mon père c'est un lion - Jean Rouch pour mémoire02002HD
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- 1968
Ayorou Singing Stones
Ayorou Singing Stones01968HD
On the Niger River, the island of Ayorou is home to a “singing stone,” an imposing boulder rock covered with cupules. It is used as a...
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- 1997
I'm Tired of Standing, I Lie Down
I'm Tired of Standing, I Lie Down01997HD
Two parts magical drama and one part straight documentary, this outing from famed ethnographic filmmaker Jean Rouch is set somewhere in Nigeria near...
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- 1992
An Egg with No Shell
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A male diva sings in a countertenor voice while massacring chickens brought to him by his butler, Jean Rouch, until a slave provides proof of his...
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- 1996
Germaine et ses copains
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In Sangha, through the window of her house, Germaine greets Djamgouno, her main informant. He then translates for her a conversation she has with a...
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- 1967
Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo
Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo01967HD
Beginning of the sextenary festival of the Sigui among the Dogon of the Bandiagara cliff in Mali. This first ceremony takes place at the village of...
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- 1962
Urbanisme africain
Urbanisme africain01962HD
Directed by Jean Rouch.
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- 1987
Couleur du temps. Berlin, Août 1945
Couleur du temps. Berlin, Août 19457.51987HD
Not much film stock, an inspired camera, a meditation on time, period songs: using contemporary images, shot at a time when the broken city was...
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- 1991
Jean Rouch: First Film 1947-1991
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The first film in Jean Rouch's filmography is not his first film at all. It was edited by a French news company, using images he had shot but...
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- 1948
Hombroï
Hombroï01948HD
A film by Jean Rouch.
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- 1973
Giraffe Football or “The Alternative”
Giraffe Football or “The Alternative”01973HD
It's the final of the giraffe football world championship. The 403 and the 504 are in the final. The referee gives the instructions and the cars rush...
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- 1962
Les pêcheurs du Niger
Les pêcheurs du Niger01962HD
Directed by Jean Rouch.
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- 1958
La royale goumbé
La royale goumbé01958HD
A film by Jean Rouch.
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- 2002
Le Rêve plus fort que la mort
Le Rêve plus fort que la mort02002HD
Jean Rouch's return to Niger, to meet his African friends and the play "Perses" by Aeschylus provide him with the opportunity to relate his Dionysian...
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- 2003
Encountering Jean Rouch
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This short film was shot in 2002 during Bilan du Film Ethnographic for the purpose of introducing Jean Rouch to the audience at 2003 Taiwan...
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- 1960
Funérailles au Ghana
Funérailles au Ghana01960HD
A woman's funeral in Ghana.
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