Jean Rouch
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French New Wave figure
anthropologist
cinematographer
documentary filmmaker
ethnographer
film director
human
screenwriter
Jean Rouch was a pioneering French filmmaker and anthropologist whose innovative documentary and ethnographic films strongly influenced the development of cinéma vérité and the French New Wave.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jean Rouch canonical | 22 |
| Jean Rouch filmography | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2172599 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jean Rouch Context triple: [French New Wave, hasKeyFigure, Jean Rouch]
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A.
Chris Marker
Chris Marker was a pioneering French filmmaker and essayist best known for his innovative, politically engaged documentaries and influential film-essay style, including works like "La Jetée" and "Sans Soleil."
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B.
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard was a pioneering French-Swiss film director and key figure of the French New Wave, renowned for his radical innovations in cinematic form, narrative, and political engagement.
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C.
Agnès Varda
Agnès Varda was a pioneering French filmmaker and artist whose innovative, humanistic films made her a central figure of the French New Wave and a major influence on modern cinema.
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D.
Alain Godard
Alain Godard was a French screenwriter best known for co-writing the World War II film "Enemy at the Gates."
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E.
Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol was a pioneering French New Wave film director and screenwriter known for his psychologically complex, Hitchcockian thrillers that dissected bourgeois society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jean Rouch Target entity description: Jean Rouch was a pioneering French filmmaker and anthropologist whose innovative documentary and ethnographic films strongly influenced the development of cinéma vérité and the French New Wave.
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A.
Chris Marker
Chris Marker was a pioneering French filmmaker and essayist best known for his innovative, politically engaged documentaries and influential film-essay style, including works like "La Jetée" and "Sans Soleil."
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B.
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard was a pioneering French-Swiss film director and key figure of the French New Wave, renowned for his radical innovations in cinematic form, narrative, and political engagement.
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C.
Agnès Varda
Agnès Varda was a pioneering French filmmaker and artist whose innovative, humanistic films made her a central figure of the French New Wave and a major influence on modern cinema.
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D.
Alain Godard
Alain Godard was a French screenwriter best known for co-writing the World War II film "Enemy at the Gates."
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E.
Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol was a pioneering French New Wave film director and screenwriter known for his psychologically complex, Hitchcockian thrillers that dissected bourgeois society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French New Wave figure
ⓘ
anthropologist ⓘ cinematographer ⓘ documentary filmmaker ⓘ ethnographer ⓘ film director ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Louis Delluc Prize
ⓘ
linked to:
Prix Louis-Delluc
|
| coCreatorOf | Chronique d’un été ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-05-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2004-02-18 ⓘ |
| employer |
Centre national de la recherche scientifique
ⓘ
linked to:
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
|
| familyName | Rouch ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
documentary film
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ethnographic film ⓘ ethnography ⓘ visual anthropology ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean ⓘ |
| hasGenre | ethnographic film ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chris Marker
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François Truffaut ⓘ French New Wave ⓘ Jean-Luc Godard ⓘ cinéma vérité ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Robert Flaherty ⓘ |
| knownFor |
innovative ethnographic filmmaking
ⓘ
participatory documentary techniques ⓘ pioneering cinéma vérité ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | traffic collision ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Centre national de la recherche scientifique
ⓘ
linked to:
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
|
| movement |
French New Wave
ⓘ
cinéma vérité ⓘ |
| name | Jean Rouch ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Chronique d’un été
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Jaguar ⓘ La Pyramide humaine ⓘ Les Maîtres fous ⓘ Moi, un Noir ⓘ Petit à petit ⓘ |
| occupation |
anthropologist
ⓘ
cinematographer ⓘ film director ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Niger ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied | civil engineering ⓘ |
| workLocation |
France
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Niger ⓘ West Africa ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jean Rouch Description of subject: Jean Rouch was a pioneering French filmmaker and anthropologist whose innovative documentary and ethnographic films strongly influenced the development of cinéma vérité and the French New Wave.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jean Rouch