Portrait of Joris Ivens

Directing

Joris Ivens

Career

Active from 1912 to 1989, with a break from 1913 to 1927, busiest in 1976 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Valparaiso
Valparaiso
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joris Ivens Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    2.3, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.5, average 2.7
  • Romance
    1.6, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Commentary 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Anthology Film 2
  • Historical Context 2
  • Propaganda Film 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles · average score 66
A Tale of the Wind
A Tale of the Wind (1989)
GoodWatch score 66

Dialogue, Screenplay

Havre
Havre (1986)

as le docteur Digitalis

1970s

8 titles
The Uyghurs
The Uyghurs (1977)

Director, Writer

The Kazakhs
The Kazakhs (1977)

Writer, Director

How Yukong Moved the Mountains
How Yukong Moved the Mountains (1976)

Editor, Director

The Pharmacy: Shanghai
The Pharmacy: Shanghai (1976)

Director

The Football Incident
The Football Incident (1976)

Director

The People and Their Guns
The People and Their Guns (1970)

Writer, Director

Meeting with President Ho Chi Minh
Meeting with President Ho Chi Minh (1970)

Director, Writer

Hommage à Ho Chi Minh
Hommage à Ho Chi Minh (1970)

Director

1960s

15 titles · average score 73
The 17th Parallel
The 17th Parallel (1968)

Writer, Director

Far from Vietnam
Far from Vietnam (1967)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Rotterdam-Europoort
Rotterdam-Europoort (1966)

Writer, Director

The Mistral
The Mistral (1966)

Director, Scenario Writer

The Threatening Sky
The Threatening Sky (1966)

as Interviewer

Valparaiso
Valparaiso (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Le train de la victoire
Le train de la victoire (1964)

Director

The Small Tent
The Small Tent (1963)

Director

To Arms, We Are Fascists!
To Arms, We Are Fascists! (1962)

Thanks

Pueblo en armas
Pueblo en armas (1961)

Director, Writer

Italy Is Not a Poor Country
Italy Is Not a Poor Country (1960)

Director, Editor

Demain à Nanguila
Demain à Nanguila (1960)

Director

1950s

9 titles · average score 63
Letters from China
Letters from China (1958)

Director, Writer

The Seine Meets Paris
The Seine Meets Paris (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer, Director

The Wind Rose
The Wind Rose (1957)

Director, Producer

Bold Adventure
Bold Adventure (1956)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

My Child
My Child (1956)

Director

Song of the Rivers
Song of the Rivers (1954)

Editorial Coordinator, Director

Peace Race 1952
Peace Race 1952 (1952)

Director

Friendship Triumphs
Friendship Triumphs (1951)

Director

Peace Will Win
Peace Will Win (1951)

Director, Writer

1940s

8 titles · average score 62
The First Years
The First Years (1949)

Editor, Director

Polsko
Polsko (1949)

Director

Indonesia Calling
Indonesia Calling (1946)
GoodWatch score 62

Editor, Director

Know Your Enemy: Japan
Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945)
GoodWatch score 63

Co-Director

Action Stations
Action Stations (1943)

Director

Corvette Port Arthur
Corvette Port Arthur (1943)

Director

Our Russian Front
Our Russian Front (1942)

Director

Power and the Land
Power and the Land (1940)

Writer, Director

1930s

10 titles · average score 66
The 400 Million
The 400 Million (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography, Writer

The Spanish Earth
The Spanish Earth (1937)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Writer

The Struggle
The Struggle (1936)

Screenplay

Borinage
Borinage (1934)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Writer

New Earth
New Earth (1933)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer, Director

Song of Heroes
Song of Heroes (1932)

Editor, Director

Creosote
Creosote (1932)

Scenario Writer, Editor

Philips-Radio
Philips-Radio (1931)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Writer

Zuiderzeewerken
Zuiderzeewerken (1930)

Director, Writer

We Are Building
We Are Building (1930)

Scenario Writer, Editor

1920s

5 titles · average score 66
Rain
Rain (1929)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Writer

Branding
Branding (1929)

Cinematography, Director

Piling
Piling (1929)

Director

Movement Studies in Paris
Movement Studies in Paris (1928)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Cinematography

The Bridge
The Bridge (1928)
GoodWatch score 67

Cinematography, Editor

1910s

1 title · average score 50
The Flaming Arrow
The Flaming Arrow (1912)
GoodWatch score 50

as Flaming Arrow