Jean Rouch
Jean Rouch | |
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| Born | Jean Rouch 31 May 1917 Paris, France |
| Died | 18 February 2004 (aged 86) Birni-N'Konni, Niger |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, anthropologist |
| Years active | 1947–2002 |
| Notable work | Moi, un noir (I, a Black), Chronique d'un été (Chronicle of a Summer), La Chasse au lion à l'arc (Hunting the Lion with Bow and Arrow), Petit à petit (Little by Little) |
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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. The French New Wave filmmakers hailed Rouch as one of their own.
Commenting on Rouch's work as someone "in charge of research for the Musée de l'Homme" in Paris, Godard said, “Is there a better definition for a filmmaker?".