Jean Rouch Movies

The story of an American drama teacher who after writing a thesis on Dionysus tries to combine Dionysian rites with the work at a car factory, in an...

A film by Jean Rouch.

Scene of possession during a ceremony to appeal for rain in Niger.

This film, made in one afternoon, is an "inspired promenade," the discovery of an exhibition with improvised text and commentary. Five shot sequences...