Joris Ivens

Directeur, Scénariste, Éditeur, Producteur, Acteur

18 novembre 1898 — 28 juin 1989 (90 ans)
The filmmaker Joris Ivens was the son of C.A.P. Ivens, owner of the CAPI photography shop in Nijmegen. With the help of his father’s employees, in the 1910s the young Joris Ivens made the short film De wigwam, with roles for his parents, brothers, and sisters.

Ivens studied economics and photography. From the end of the 1920s, he was one of the vital figures in the world of Dutch avant-garde film. As a technical consultant, he was involved with the Filmliga, and made important avant-garde films like De brug and Regen. He also founded the film company Studio Joris Ivens, where young, enthusiastic filmmakers could find a home. The Studio was the cradle of experimental film in the early 1930s.

Ivens developed into a political filmmaker, and with films like Borinage, Spanish Earth, and Indonesia Calling!, he grew into a leading documentary filmmaker.

Connue pour

  • Pluie
    Pluie1929
  • Une histoire de vent
    Une histoire de vent1989
  • The Spanish Earth
    The Spanish Earth1937
  • …A Valparaíso
    …A Valparaíso1964
  • La Seine a rencontré Paris
    La Seine a rencontré Paris1957
  • Sachez reconnaître votre ennemi : le Japon
    Sachez reconnaître votre ennemi : le Japon1945
  • Loin du Vietnam
    Loin du Vietnam1967
  • Les aventures de Till l'Espiègle
    Les aventures de Till l'Espiègle1956
  • Le dix-septième parallèle, la guerre du peuple
    Le dix-septième parallèle, la guerre du peuple1968
  • Rotterdam Europort
    Rotterdam Europort1966
  • Our Russian Front
    Our Russian Front1942
  • Action Stations
    Action Stations1943

Filmographie

2023
Jeune cinéma · as Self
2021
2018
2010
Memória Cubana · as Self (archive Footage)
1988
1981
1975
Midi-Première · as Self
1973
Grierson · as Self

1968
17th Parallel: Vietnam in War · as Cinematographer
1963
Le petit chapiteau · as Cinematographer
1945
Know Your Enemy - Japan · as Co-Director
1939
The 400 Million · as Director Of Photography
1937
The Spanish Earth · as Cinematographer
1929
Rain · as Director Of Photography
1928
The Bridge · as Cinematographer