Director of Photography
Les inconnus de la terre starts like a traditional feature film: in the beginning of the film all the leading roles are given a short introduction. This is followed by a number of interviews, in which the makers unashamedly appear themselves. They include an interview with a lonely shepherd and one with three unmarried brothers who try to run the parental farm for better or worse. Notwithstanding the fact that this mode of interviewing has now become classical, les inconnus de la terre works rather refreshingly. The film is more than just an enumeration of problems. In an honest way it shows the ties of those involved to the land and to nature, in addition to being a plea for the modernization of French agriculture.
Director of Photography
An aimless young woman is sent home from school with nothing to do. Drifting through the streets of Paris, she comes across a variety of people.
Director of Photography
París, verano de 1960. El antropólogo y cineasta Jean Rouch, acompañado por el sociólogo y crítico de cine Edgar Morin, y asistidos por Marceline y Nadine, deambulan por las calles abarrotadas preguntando a la gente común y corriente cómo afrontan las desgracias de la vida. ¿Eres feliz? Pero su verdadero propósito es averiguar si las personas normales pueden hablar sinceramente frente a una cámara y cómo reaccionan cuando se les invita a analizar el significado de sus respuestas.
Cinematography
Jean Rouch gives a group of black and white teenagers a "what if" question: what if they socialised with each other? The teenagers then improvise their own characters and situations.
