Jean Rouch Movies
- 1968
Yenendi de Ganghel (Rain Dance at Ganghel)
Yenendi de Ganghel (Rain Dance at Ganghel)01968HD
Lightning struck the hut of a Fulani shepherd near a village of settled fishermen, Ganghel, in Niger. A yenendi, a purification ceremony to obtain...
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- 1974
The Dama of Ambara: To Enchant Death
The Dama of Ambara: To Enchant Death01974HD
Every five years, the mask society of the Dogons of Sanga, Mali, organizes a great Dama, a ceremony to end the period of mourning and drive away "the...
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- 1973
Funeral Rites for Women in Bongo
Funeral Rites for Women in Bongo01973HD
In Mali, women's funeral rite takes place in the village of Bongo, in Dogon country.
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- 1997
I'm Tired of Standing, I Lie Down
I'm Tired of Standing, I Lie Down01997HD
Two parts magical drama and one part straight documentary, this outing from famed ethnographic filmmaker Jean Rouch is set somewhere in Nigeria near...
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- 1963
Monsieur Albert, prophète
Monsieur Albert, prophète01963HD
Life in a community of Harist disciples in the village of Bregbo, Côte d'Ivoire, under the aegis of their "prophet" Alberto Atcho. 50 km from...
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- 1967
Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo
Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo01967HD
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...
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- 1992
Damouré Speaks About AIDS
Damouré Speaks About AIDS01992HD
When the male nurse Damouré Zika talks about AIDS with his two friends Lam and Tallou, under the admiring eye of his own wife Lobo, who is a...
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- 1970
Work(ing Together) in Process
Work(ing Together) in Process01970HD
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...
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- 1962
Les pêcheurs du Niger
Les pêcheurs du Niger01962HD
Directed by Jean Rouch.
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- 1962
Urbanisme africain
Urbanisme africain01962HD
Directed by Jean Rouch.
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- 1963
Les cocotiers
Les cocotiers01963HD
Directed by Jean Rouch.
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- 1958
La royale goumbé
La royale goumbé01958HD
A film by Jean Rouch.
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- 1951
Les gens du mil
Les gens du mil01951HD
A film by Jean Rouch.
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- 1948
Hombroï
Hombroï01948HD
A film by Jean Rouch.
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- 1994
Germaine chez elle
Germaine chez elle01994HD
In front of Jean Rouch's camera, Germaine Dieterlen recalls her ethnographic itinerary, at the Musée de l'Homme, in Mali and in the Paris of...
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- 2002
Le Rêve plus fort que la mort
Le Rêve plus fort que la mort02002HD
Jean Rouch's return to Niger, to meet his African friends and the play "Perses" by Aeschylus provide him with the opportunity to relate his Dionysian...
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- 1973
The Burial of the Hogon
The Burial of the Hogon01973HD
Burial of the Hogon of Sanga, Dogon religious leader of Lower Ogol, Mali.
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- 2003
Encountering Jean Rouch
Encountering Jean Rouch02003HD
This short film was shot in 2002 during Bilan du Film Ethnographic for the purpose of introducing Jean Rouch to the audience at 2003 Taiwan...
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- 1997
Announcement
Announcement01997HD
This film, made in one afternoon, is an "inspired promenade," the discovery of an exhibition with improvised text and commentary. Five shot sequences...
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- 1987
Cousin, cousine
Cousin, cousine01987HD
Mariama and Damouré, two cousins, are in Venice looking for a relic—or fetish—lost a long time ago, as in one of Gentile...
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