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Jean Rouch (French: [ʁuʃ]; 31 May 1917, Paris – 18 February 2004, Niger) was a French filmmaker and anthropologist. He is considered to be one of the founders of cinéma-vérité in France, which shared the aesthetics of the direct cinema. Rouch's practice as a filmmaker for over sixty years in Africa, was characterized by the idea of shared anthropology. Influenced by his discovery of surrealism in his early twenties, many of his films blur the line between fiction and documentary, creating a new style of ethnofiction. He was also hailed by the French New Wave as one of theirs. His seminal film…
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- Samedi soir (1971) as Self
- Son of Gascogne (1995) as Self
- Chronicle of a Summer (1961) Director
- Cousin, cousine (1987) Director
- Horendi (1972) Director
- Outlaw (2025) as Self
- Cinématon (1978) as N°1256
- Mammy Water (1953) Director
- The Lovely Month of May (1963) as Self (uncredited)
- Margaret Mead: A Portrait By a Friend (1978) Director
- Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave (1992) as Self
- Six in Paris (1965) Director
- Cinéma, de notre temps: Mosso, mosso (Jean Rouch comme si...) (1999) as Himself
- Ciné-Portrait of Raymond Depardon (1983) Director
- Brise-glace (1990) Director
- Jaguar (1967) Director
- The Year 01 (1973) Co-Director
- The Dreamed Films (2010) as Self
- Brise-glace : Bateau givre (1987) Director
- Freddy Buache, le cinéma (2012) as Self (archive footage)
- Ciné-mafia (1980) Director
- My Conversations on Film (2013) as Himself
- La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même (1964) as Self
- The Mad Masters (1955) Director
- That Tender Age (1964) Director
- Jean Rouch: First Film 1947-1991 (1991) as Himself
- Gare du Nord (1965) Director
- I, a Negro (1959) Director
- Hampi (1962) Director
- Battle on the Great River (1950) Director
- VW-Voyou (1973) Director
- Little by Little (1970) Director
- The Fifteen-Year-Old Widows (1964) Director
- I'm Tired of Standing, I Lie Down (1997) Director
- Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas (2000) as Self
- Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds (1998) as Self
- The Ordinary Madness of a Daughter of Ham (1986) Director
- Niger Festivals: December 1961 - Niger Independence Days (1962) Director
- Une sortie de novices de Sakpata (1958) Director
- Damouré Speaks About AIDS (1992) Director
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Most-watched Jean Rouch films currently: Son of Gascogne (1995), Chronicle of a Summer (1961), Cousin, cousine (1987), Horendi (1972), Outlaw (2025).
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