Jan Kounen
Encyclopedia
Jan Kounen is a Dutch-born French film director
and producer
.
In France
, he is mostly known for his films Dobermann
(1997), Blueberry, l'experience secrete (2004) and 99 francs
(2007).
Outside of France, he is rather known for his interest in Shipibo-Conibo
culture and shamanism
, with which he became familiar during his trips to Mexico
and Peru
, and for some music videos. Most noticeable are the four videos he did for the English pop group Erasure
in the 1990s (including three for the project Abba-esque
) :
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
.
In France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, he is mostly known for his films Dobermann
Dobermann (film)
Dobermann is a French film directed by Jan Kounen and starring Vincent Cassel.-Plot:The charismatic criminal Dobermann , who got his first gun when he was christened, leads a gang of brutal robbers with his beautiful, deaf girlfriend Nat the Gypsy . After a complex and brutal bank robbery, they...
(1997), Blueberry, l'experience secrete (2004) and 99 francs
99 Francs
99 Francs is a 2007 film by the French director Jan Kounen based on a novel with the same title written by Frédéric Beigbeder.-Plot:The film is a satire on the modern advertisement business...
(2007).
Outside of France, he is rather known for his interest in Shipibo-Conibo
Shipibo language
Shipibo is a Panoan language spoken in Peru and Brazil by approximately 26,000 speakers. Shipibo is an official language of Peru....
culture and shamanism
Shamanism
Shamanism is an anthropological term referencing a range of beliefs and practices regarding communication with the spiritual world. To quote Eliade: "A first definition of this complex phenomenon, and perhaps the least hazardous, will be: shamanism = technique of ecstasy." Shamanism encompasses the...
, with which he became familiar during his trips to Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, and for some music videos. Most noticeable are the four videos he did for the English pop group Erasure
Erasure
Erasure are an English synthpop duo, consisting of songwriter and keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell. Erasure entered the music scene in 1985 with their debut single "Who Needs Love Like That"...
in the 1990s (including three for the project Abba-esque
Abba-esque
Abba-esque is an EP by Erasure. It scored their first number one on the UK singles chart with the release in 1992. Always big fans of the Swedish quartet ABBA, performing various songs in concert for years, Erasure released this four-song covers EP, which was originally intended as a full...
) :
- Lay all your love on me (1992)
- Voulez-vous (1992)
- S.O.S. (1992)
- Always (1994)
Filmography
- Les aventures de Jeff Blizzard (1986)
- The Broadsword (1986)
- Soft (1986)
- Het journaal (1987)
- Het virus (1987)
- Gisele Kerozene (1989)
- L'âge de plastic (1991)
- Capitaine X (aka Né pour mourir, 1994)
- Vibroboy (1993)
- DobermannDobermann (film)Dobermann is a French film directed by Jan Kounen and starring Vincent Cassel.-Plot:The charismatic criminal Dobermann , who got his first gun when he was christened, leads a gang of brutal robbers with his beautiful, deaf girlfriend Nat the Gypsy . After a complex and brutal bank robbery, they...
(1997) - D'autres mondes (aka Other Worlds, 2004)
- Another Reality (TV documentary series, 2003)
- Blueberry, l'experience secrete (aka Blueberry, 2004)
- Darshan - L'étreinte (aka Darshan: The Embrace, 2005)
- The story of Panshin Beka, short, segment of the movie 88 (2008 film)8 is a series of eight short films centered on the eight Millennium Development Goals.-Topics:Eight directors had "carte blanche" to treat one of the eight topics:*Segment by Abderrahmane Sissako: Tiya's dream...
(2006) - 99 francs99 Francs99 Francs is a 2007 film by the French director Jan Kounen based on a novel with the same title written by Frédéric Beigbeder.-Plot:The film is a satire on the modern advertisement business...
(2007) - Coco Chanel & Igor StravinskyCoco Chanel & Igor StravinskyCoco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky is a 2009 French film directed by Jan Kounen. It was chosen as the Closing Film of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, and was shown on 24 May 2009....
(2009)
External links
- Jan Kounen's official website, in French and English
- Jan Kounen, distinguished members of INREES
- http://www.realitysandwich.com/ayahuasca_meets_old_west “Ayahuasca Meets the Old West” by Adam Elenbaas/Reality Sandwich