Joris Ivens

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Joris Ivens

Directing November 18, 1898

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…

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Midi Première

Midi Première

9.0 1975 TV Show
Rain

Rain

7.4 1929 Movie
Valparaiso

Valparaiso

7.0 1964 Movie
A Tale of the Wind

A Tale of the Wind

6.5 1989 Movie
Far from Vietnam

Far from Vietnam

7.2 1967 Movie
The Spanish Earth

The Spanish Earth

6.7 1937 Movie
The Bridge

The Bridge

6.5 1928 Movie
Philips-Radio

Philips-Radio

6.6 1931 Movie
Know Your Enemy: Japan

Know Your Enemy: Japan

5.9 1945 Movie
To Arms, We Are Fascists!

To Arms, We Are Fascists!

7.0 1962 Movie
Bold Adventure

Bold Adventure

5.8 1956 Movie
Borinage

Borinage

6.3 1934 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2010
    Memória Cubana

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2008
    Een oude vriend van het Chinese volk

    Movie

  3. 1989
    A Tale of the Wind

    Movie Self

  4. 1986
    Havre

    Movie le docteur Digitalis

  5. 1980
    Ciné-mafia

    Movie

  6. 1977
    The Uyghurs

    Movie Director

  7. 1977
    The Kazakhs

    Movie Director

  8. 1976
    How Yukong Moved the Mountains

    Movie Editor

  9. 1976
    Comment Yukong déplaça les montagnes

    TV show Director

  10. 1976
    The Pharmacy: Shanghai

    Movie Director

  11. 1976
    The Football Incident

    Movie Director

  12. 1975
    Midi Première

    TV show Self

  13. 1973
    Grierson

    Movie Self

  14. 1970
    The People and Their Guns

    Movie

  15. 1970
    Hommage à Ho Chi Minh

    Movie Director

  16. 1970
    Meeting with President Ho Chi Minh

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 1969
    Some Evidence

    Movie Director

  2. 1968
    The 17th Parallel

    Movie Director

  3. 1967
    Far from Vietnam

    Movie Director

  4. 1966
    The Threatening Sky

    Movie Interviewer

  5. 1966
    The Mistral

    Movie Director

  6. 1966
    World Without a Game

    Movie Self

  7. 1966
    Rotterdam-Europoort

    Movie Director

  8. 1965
    Aah... Tamara

    Movie

  9. 1964
    Valparaiso

    Movie Director

  10. 1964
    Le train de la victoire

    Movie Director

  11. 1964
    Skoop

    Movie Self

  12. 1963
    The Small Tent

    Movie Director

  13. 1962
    To Arms, We Are Fascists!

    Movie Thanks

  14. 1961
    Cuba, a People Armed

    Movie Director

  15. 1961
    Pueblo en armas

    Movie Director

  16. 1961
    Carnet de viaje

    Movie Director

  17. 1960
    Italy Is Not a Poor Country

    Movie Director

  18. 1960
    Demain à Nanguila

    Movie Director

  19. 1958
    Letters from China

    Movie Writer

  20. 1957
    The Seine Meets Paris

    Movie Director

  21. 1957
    The Wind Rose

    Movie Director

  22. 1956
    Bold Adventure

    Movie Director

  23. 1956
    My Child

    Movie Director

  24. 1954
    Song of the Rivers

    Movie Director