Portrait of Jean Rouch

Directing

Jean Rouch

Career

Active from 1947 to 2004, busiest in 1962 and 1973 with 7 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for I, a Negro
I, a Negro
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 1.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jean Rouch Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    1.5, average 4.8
  • Tension
    2.8, average 6.0
  • Violence
    1.7, average 4.1
  • Mystery
    1.5, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French New Wave 2
  • Human Condition 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

104
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Mad Mimes
Mad Mimes (2012)

Property Builder

2000s

2 titles
Jean Rouch, des mensonges plus vrais que la réalité
Jean Rouch, des mensonges plus vrais que la réalité (2004)

as Lui-même

Le Rêve plus fort que la mort
Le Rêve plus fort que la mort (2002)

Writer, Director

1990s

11 titles
Ciguri - Tarahumaras 99 - Le dernier chaman
Ciguri - Tarahumaras 99 - Le dernier chaman (1999)

as narrador

Ciguri – Tarahumaras 98 - La Danse Du Peyotl
Ciguri – Tarahumaras 98 - La Danse Du Peyotl (1998)

as Narrator

A Friendly Handshake
A Friendly Handshake (1997)

Director

I'm Tired of Standing, I Lie Down
I'm Tired of Standing, I Lie Down (1997)

Director, Cinematography

Announcement
Announcement (1997)

Director

Germaine et ses copains
Germaine et ses copains (1996)

Director

Germaine chez elle
Germaine chez elle (1994)

Director, Writer

Madame l'eau
Madame l'eau (1993)

Director

Damouré Speaks About AIDS
Damouré Speaks About AIDS (1992)

Director

Brise-glace
Brise-glace (1990)

Editor, Director

Liberté, égalité, fraternité, et puis après...
Liberté, égalité, fraternité, et puis après... (1990)

Director

1980s

12 titles
Boulevards d'Afrique
Boulevards d'Afrique (1989)

Director

Couleur du temps. Berlin, Août 1945
Couleur du temps. Berlin, Août 1945 (1987)

Director

Cousin, cousine
Cousin, cousine (1987)

Director

Brise-glace : Bateau givre
Brise-glace : Bateau givre (1987)

Director of Photography, Director

The Ordinary Madness of a Daughter of Ham
The Ordinary Madness of a Daughter of Ham (1986)

Director

Enigma
Enigma (1986)

Director

Ciné-Portrait de Bill Witney
Ciné-Portrait de Bill Witney (1986)

Director

Dionysos
Dionysos (1984)

Director

Hampâté Bâ
Hampâté Bâ (1984)

Director

Ciné-Portrait of Raymond Depardon
Ciné-Portrait of Raymond Depardon (1983)

Director, Director of Photography

Sigui Synthesis: The Invention of Speech and Death
Sigui Synthesis: The Invention of Speech and Death (1981)

Director

Ciné-mafia
Ciné-mafia (1980)

Director, Cinematography

1970s

31 titles · average score 68
Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai
Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai (1979)

Director

Samba the Great
Samba the Great (1977)

as Narrator

Makwayela
Makwayela (1977)

Director

Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice (1976)

Director, Director of Photography

Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken (1974)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Writer

Pam Kuso Kar (Breaking Pam's Vases)
Pam Kuso Kar (Breaking Pam's Vases) (1974)

Director

VW-Voyou
VW-Voyou (1973)

Director

Horendi
Horendi (1972)

Director

Un lion nommé l'Américain
Un lion nommé l'Américain (1972)

Director

Drums from the Past
Drums from the Past (1971)

Director, Cinematography

Sigui 1971: The Dune of Idyeli
Sigui 1971: The Dune of Idyeli (1971)

Director

Little by Little
Little by Little (1970)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Writer

1960s

30 titles · average score 70
Jaguar
Jaguar (1967)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Director of Photography

The Lion Hunters
The Lion Hunters (1966)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Director of Photography

The Goumbé of the Young Revelers
The Goumbé of the Young Revelers (1966)

Writer, Director

Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm
Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm (1966)

Director

Six in Paris
Six in Paris (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Writer

Gare du Nord
Gare du Nord (1965)

Screenplay, Director

The Fifteen-Year-Old Widows
The Fifteen-Year-Old Widows (1964)

Director

That Tender Age
That Tender Age (1964)

Director

The Punishment
The Punishment (1962)

Screenplay, Director

Les pêcheurs du Niger
Les pêcheurs du Niger (1962)

Director

Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer (1961)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

The Human Pyramid
The Human Pyramid (1961)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Director

1950s

12 titles · average score 69
I, a Negro
I, a Negro (1959)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer, Producer

The Sons of the Water
The Sons of the Water (1959)

Director

Moro Naba
Moro Naba (1958)

Director

La royale goumbé
La royale goumbé (1958)

Director

Une sortie de novices de Sakpata
Une sortie de novices de Sakpata (1958)

Director

Baby Ghana
Baby Ghana (1957)

Director

The Mad Masters
The Mad Masters (1955)
GoodWatch score 63

as Narrator

Mammy Water
Mammy Water (1953)

Director, Cinematography

Cemeteries in the Cliff
Cemeteries in the Cliff (1951)

Director

The Rainmakers
The Rainmakers (1951)

Director

Les gens du mil
Les gens du mil (1951)

Director

Battle on the Great River
Battle on the Great River (1950)

Cinematography, Director

1940s

5 titles
Circumcision
Circumcision (1949)

Director, Producer

Initiation into the Dance of the Possessed
Initiation into the Dance of the Possessed (1948)

Director

The Magicians of Wanzerbé
The Magicians of Wanzerbé (1948)

Director

Hombroï
Hombroï (1948)

Director

In the Land of the Black Magi
In the Land of the Black Magi (1947)

Director