Directing
Community Rating
6.2
TMDB estimate
Born
November 18, 1898
Died
June 28, 1989 (age 90)
Born in
Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
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.
Les années Juliet - Chronique d’un Filmeur
as Self
TBA
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Piling
as Director
TBA
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Memória Cubana
as Self (archive footage)
2010
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Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
as Director
2010
—Een oude vriend van het Chinese volk
2008
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A Tale of the Wind
as Self, Director, Screenplay, Dialogue
1989
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Havre
as le docteur Digitalis
1986
—Ciné-mafia
1980
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The Uyghurs
as Director, Writer
1977
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The Kazakhs
as Director, Writer
1977
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How Yukong Moved the Mountains
as Editor, Director
1976
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The Football Incident
as Director
1976
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The Pharmacy: Shanghai
as Director
1976
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Comment Yukong déplaça les montagnes
as Director
1976
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Midi Première
as Self
1975
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Grierson
as Self
1973
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The People and Their Guns
as Director, Writer
1970
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Meeting with President Ho Chi Minh
as Director, Writer, Editor
1970
—Hommage à Ho Chi Minh
as Director
1970
—Some Evidence
as Director
1969
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