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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- 1970

Rouch's Gang
Rouch's Gang01970HD
The documentary Rouch's Gang follows the film crew and provides a glimpse behind the scenes as Jean Rouch and his four friends from Niger make their...
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- 2004

Jean Rouch, des mensonges plus vrais que la réalité
Jean Rouch, des mensonges plus vrais que la réalité02004HD
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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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- 1951

The Rainmakers
The Rainmakers81951HD
Rain rituals with possession dances among the Songhay and Zarma of Simiri, Zermaganda, Niger. Dry Season: The village of Simiri; water carriers, the...
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- 1963

Rose et Landry
Rose et Landry01963HD
A young African couple discusses the influence of the West on their traditions. They discuss at length love, polygamy, bourgeois marriage, the...
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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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- 1960

Funérailles au Ghana
Funérailles au Ghana01960HD
A woman's funeral in Ghana.
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- 1987

Brise-glace : Bateau givre
Brise-glace : Bateau givre01987HD
First part of the collaborative project "Brise-Glace" showing the diverse travels on the icebreaker "Frej". Directed by Jean Rouch.
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- 1969

Sigui 1969: The Cave of Bongo
Sigui 1969: The Cave of Bongo01969HD
The third year of the Sigui ceremonies, celebrated every sixty years by the Dogons of the Bandiagara cliffs, Mali, takes place in the village of...
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- 1963

Le palmier à l'huile
Le palmier à l'huile01963HD
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

Cemeteries in the Cliff
Cemeteries in the Cliff6.51951HD
Dogon funerary rites in the village of Ireli at the foot of the Bandiagara cliffs, Mali.
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- 1951

Les gens du mil
Les gens du mil01951HD
A film by Jean Rouch.
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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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- 1968

Sigui 1968: The Dancers of Tyogou
Sigui 1968: The Dancers of Tyogou01968HD
The second year of the Sigui ceremonies, celebrated every sixty years by the Dogons of the Bandiagara cliffs, Mali, takes place in the village of...
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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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- 1958

Une sortie de novices de Sakpata
Une sortie de novices de Sakpata01958HD
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...
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- 1991

Jean Rouch: First Film 1947-1991
Jean Rouch: First Film 1947-199101991HD
The first film in Jean Rouch's filmography is not his first film at all. It was edited by a French news company, using images he had shot but...
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