FILM DIRECTOR

Jean Rouch

1917 - 2004

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Jean Rouch (French: [ʁuʃ]; 31 May 1917 – 18 February 2004) was a French filmmaker and anthropologist. He is considered one of the founders of cinéma vérité in France. Rouch's practice as a filmmaker, for over 60 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: ethnofiction. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Rouch is the 353rd most popular film director (down from 335th in 2019), the 2,090th most popular biography from France (down from 1,967th in 2019) and the 44th most popular French Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jean Rouch ranks 353 out of 2,041. Before him are Leo McCarey, William Kennedy Dickson, Kira Muratova, Ermanno Olmi, Víctor Erice, and Dušan Makavejev. After him are George Albert Smith, Emilio Fernández, Fernando Meirelles, Makoto Shinkai, Edward Yang, and Alexander Sokurov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Jean Rouch ranks 102. Before him are Irving Penn, Jânio Quadros, Alexander Schmorell, Will Eisner, Stéphane Hessel, and William H. McNeill. After him are Raymond Burr, László Szabó, Zhang Chunqiao, Buddy Rich, Otto Kittel, and Andrew Wyeth. Among people deceased in 2004, Jean Rouch ranks 79. Before him are Marika Rökk, Lennart Bernadotte, Serge Reggiani, Thanom Kittikachorn, Sacha Distel, and Zenkō Suzuki. After him are Frances Shand Kydd, Gloria E. Anzaldúa, Gordon Cooper, Harold Shipman, John Charles, and Alan King.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Rouch ranks 2,090 out of 6,770. Before him are Peter Nolasco (1180), Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (1489), Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant (1797), Jehan Alain (1911), Jean-Pierre Beltoise (1937), and René-Louis Baire (1874). After him are Pierre Reverdy (1889), Amalric of Bena (1150), Victorine Meurent (1844), Pierre d'Aubusson (1423), Anne Jules de Noailles (1650), and Rudolf Schmundt (1896).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Jean Rouch ranks 44. Before him are François Ozon (1967), Jeannot Szwarc (1937), Germaine Dulac (1882), Jean Girault (1924), Francis Veber (1937), and William Kennedy Dickson (1860). After him are Alexandre Astruc (1923), Édouard Molinaro (1928), Leos Carax (1960), Nadine Trintignant (1934), Marcel Camus (1912), and Jacques Doillon (1944).

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