Jean Rouch Movies
- 1963

Le palmier à l'huile
Le palmier à l'huile01963HD
Directed by Jean Rouch.
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- 1973

Sigui 1973: The Canopy of Circumcision
Sigui 1973: The Canopy of Circumcision01973HD
The seventh year of the Sigui ceremonies, celebrated every sixty years by the Dogons of the Bandiagara cliffs, Mali.
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- 1970

Architects of Ayorou
Architects of Ayorou01970HD
Traditional houses and new architecture in Ayorou, an island on the River Niger in the archipelago of Tillaberi. The village and its activities; the...
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- 2017

L’Enigma di Jean Rouch a Torino - Cronaca di un film raté
L’Enigma di Jean Rouch a Torino - Cronaca di un film raté02017HD
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- 1973

Boukoki
Boukoki01973HD
Scene of possession during a ceremony to appeal for rain in Niger.
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- 1992

An Egg with No Shell
An Egg with No Shell11992HD
A male diva sings in a countertenor voice while massacring chickens brought to him by his butler, Jean Rouch, until a slave provides proof of his...
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- 1999

Ciguri - Tarahumaras 99 - Le dernier chaman
Ciguri - Tarahumaras 99 - Le dernier chaman01999HD
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...
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- 1950

Battle on the Great River
Battle on the Great River5.71950HD
After an unsuccessful attempt in 1946 to film a traditional bangaoui (hippopotamus hunt) on the Niger River, Jean Rouch returns several years later...
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- 1997

A Friendly Handshake
A Friendly Handshake01997HD
From the bridges of Porto to its estuary, two men are paying tribute to the elegant Douro River. Through Luís de Camões and Prince...
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- 1962

Les pêcheurs du Niger
Les pêcheurs du Niger01962HD
Directed by Jean Rouch.
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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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- 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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- 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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- 1947

In the Land of the Black Magi
In the Land of the Black Magi6.21947HD
Rouch’s earliest surviving film, which depicts the Sorko of Niger on a hippopotamus hunt. - MoMA
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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

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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- 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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- 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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- 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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