Jean Rouch Movies

1999
Ciguri - Tarahumaras 99 - Le dernier chaman
Ciguri - Tarahumaras 99 - Le dernier chaman
01999HD
Rites of winter, rites of peyote. A creative documentary based on texts by Antonin Artaud read by Jean Rouch, and the words of the last...
1958
Une sortie de novices de Sakpata
Une sortie de novices de Sakpata
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Sakpata is one of the main deities of the "Vodoun" pantheon in Benin (Dahomey at the time of filming, in 1958). Initiation into the cult of the...
1975
Zomo et ses frères
Zomo et ses frères
01975HD
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...
1959
The Sons of the Water
The Sons of the Water
91959HD
A compilation of black and white excerpts from five previous color films by Jean Rouch: Yenendi, the Rainmakers, Cemeteries in the Cliff, The Millet...
2004
Jean Rouch, des mensonges plus vrais que la réalité
Jean Rouch, des mensonges plus vrais que la réalité
02004HD
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...
1977
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
91977HD
Jean Rouch’s camera follows his friend, filmmaker/actor/critic Farrokh Ghaffari, as he walks and talks us through the famous Shah Mosque in...
1989
Boulevards d'Afrique
Boulevards d'Afrique
71989HD
A Film by Jean Rouch and Tam-Sir Doueb.
2017
L’Enigma di Jean Rouch a Torino - Cronaca di un film raté
L’Enigma di Jean Rouch a Torino - Cronaca di un film raté
02017HD
1970
Work(ing Together) in Process
Work(ing Together) in Process
01970HD
On a quest to obtain some misdelivered camera batteries, Sam finds himself in a Rotterdam-based sex shop. Here he meets Marty who works there, and...
1972
Un lion nommé l'Américain
Un lion nommé l'Américain
7.31972HD
A film about a lion.
1966
Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm
Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm
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The young goat herders from the cliff of Bandiagara practice on the stone drums of their ancestors. An ethnomusicological film experiment describing...
1962
The Punishment
The Punishment
81962HD
An aimless young woman is sent home from school with nothing to do. Drifting through the streets of Paris, she comes across a variety of people.
1967
Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo
Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo
01967HD
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...
1961
The Human Pyramid
The Human Pyramid
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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...
1981
Sigui Synthesis: The Invention of Speech and Death
Sigui Synthesis: The Invention of Speech and Death
01981HD
Sigui 1967-1973: invention de la parole et de la mort is a never-before-seen synthesis of the roaming ceremony of the Dogon people living in Mali,...
1966
World Without a Game
World Without a Game
01966HD
Documentary portrait of Dziga Vertov, father of documentary cinema.
1962
The Doll
The Doll
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An avant-garde political satire that takes place in a mythical country in South America. The dictator has been replaced by a look-alike...
1990
Liberté, égalité, fraternité, et puis après...
Liberté, égalité, fraternité, et puis après...
91990HD
On the occasion of the bicentenary of the French Revolution, a group of Haitians in Paris undertake a voodoo ritual in front of Les Invalides, to...
1962
Abidjan, port de pêche
Abidjan, port de pêche
01962HD
Directed by Jean Rouch.