Petit-Montrouge in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Jean Rouch
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 27, 2024
1. Jean Rouch Marker
est né le 31 mai 1917
Jean Rouch
Ethnographe, anthropologue et cinéaste.
Enfant du 14 arrondissement, il y a vécu toute sa vie en citoyen du monde.
Il repose au Niger depuis le 18 février 2004.
In this building on May 31, 1917, the ethographer, anthropologist and filmmaker Jean Rouch was born. A child of the 14th Arrondissement, he lived his life as a citizen of the world.
He died on February 18, 2004 in Niger.
Erected 2017.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is May 31, 1917.
Location. 48° 49.625′ N, 2° 19.842′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Petit-Montrouge. It is on Rue Sarrette. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14 Rue Sarrette, Paris, Île-de-France 75014, France. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: L’École Poétique de Lunain (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Louis Pergaud (about 150 meters away); Geo Andre (about 150 meters away); Jean Texcier (about 180 meters away); Remý Dumoncel (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Vladimir Ilitch Lénine / Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Charles Le Goffic (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); France Clidat (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
Also see . . .
1. Jean Rouch (Wikipedia).
Overview: Jean Rouch (31 May 1917 – 18 February 2004) was a French filmmaker and anthropologist.(Submitted on May 3, 2024.)
He is considered one of the founders of cinéma vérité in France. Rouch's practice as a filmmaker, for over 60 years in Africa, was characterized by the idea of shared anthropology. Influenced by his discovery of surrealism in his early twenties, many of his films blur the line between fiction and documentary, creating a new style: ethnofiction.The French New Wave filmmakers hailed Rouch as one of their own.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 27, 20242. Jean Rouch Marker - wide view
2. Jean Rouch, titi africain du 14e arrondissement de Paris (Le Monde, June 1, 2017, in French).
Excerpt (in translation): At 14, Rue Sarrette, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. It is 6 p.m., around fifty people were there to view the commemorative plaque of the ethnographer-filmmaker, Jean Rouch (1917-2004). “That’s where he uttered his first cry a hundred years ago, on May 31, 1917,” says Jocelyne Rouch, the second wife of the director of Les Maîtres fous, soberly…(Submitted on May 3, 2024.)
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 27, 2024
3. Jean Rouch Marker - wider view
Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 148 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 3, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
