jean rouch

‘Six in Paris’ Cuts the City into New Wave Slices of Sex and Death

‘Six in Paris’ Cuts the City into New Wave Slices of Sex and Death

Filming with a handheld 16mm color camera, six filmmakers offer a cohesive snapshot of 1966 Paris and their obsessions with sex and death.

‘Early Shorts of the French New Wave’ Breaks Through Stolid Filmmaking

‘Early Shorts of the French New Wave’ Breaks Through Stolid Filmmaking

These 18 short films in Early Shorts of the French New Wave showcase a consistency of personal expression, handheld style, and filming in the street.

Ethnofiction and the Films of Jean Rouch

Ethnofiction and the Films of Jean Rouch

The African “dialogues” with Western culture, as twisted here in Eight Films by Jean Rouch to suit the purposes of those exposed to it, reflects the wider idea of “dialectics” between filmmakers and subjects.

The Paradox of Sight in the Films of Jean Rouch and Robert Drew

The Paradox of Sight in the Films of Jean Rouch and Robert Drew

With all of their differences, the insistence that we are moved is integral to the cinematic enterprises of both Jean Rouch and Robert Drew.

An Influential Verité Documentary: ‘Chronicle of a Summer’