Joris ivens great director profile senses of cinema. As a city symphony joris ivens films amsterdam and its changing appearence during a rainshower. Sep 24, 2007 the year before, dutch documentarian joris ivens launched his prolific, globetrotting 60year career with the bridge. Besides codirecting the film with mannus franken, ivens cocinematographed it with chang fai and edited it. Joris ivens biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. Although it seems to be one day it took ivens a long time to film what he wanted to film. Georg henri anton joris ivens was a dutch documentary filmmaker and propagandist. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from bert joris at the discogs marketplace. In 1932 joris ivens asked lou lichtveld who also made the music for philips radio to make a sound version of it, and in 1941 the film inspired hanns eisler to compose his fourteen ways to describe rain in the context of a film music project. Film shooting in nijmegen for a series on ivens by chinese television on friday 23 october a film crew of chinese broadcasting cctv9 shoot some footage in nijmegen for a fourpart series on joris ivens and china. Lyric poet, in sight and sound london, spring 1958. Among the notable films he directed or codirected are a tale of the wind, the spanish earth, rain. Film notes by film critichistorian elliott stein optional english subtitles on selected films duallayer rsdl edition for optimal image quality.
This box set contains most of the joris ivenss films from 1912 to 1988, including. Even as you and i roger barlow, harry hay, leroy robbins, u. Stream tracks and playlists from joris rogier on your desktop or mobile device. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book.
The event was included in our selection and 26 members attended. A poetic meditation on the transformation of a city by. The spanish earth 1937 dir joris ivens narr ernest hemingway original unedited version. Alongside the release of waughs the conscience of cinema. It is poetic and portrays society in a different and original way, even for todays standards.
Regen rain joris ivens, the netherlands, 1929, 14 min. This black and white film begins with an introduction by bertrand russell, who explains the. Ivens early films are characterized by a search for a greater cinematographic expressiveness the bridge, 1928, a use of impressionistic imagery rain, 1929, and an attempt to show the poetry and beauty of constructive labor zuider zee, 1930. Produced on behalf of he dutch film canon, directed by michiel vaanhold. June 28, 1989, paris, france filmography select bibliography web resources joris ivens. M this is the story of a man marked by an image from his childhood. His editing style employed the principles of russian montage editing, at the same time displaying an impressionistic lyricism, often focused on continuity of movement, which remains unsurpassed. He was married to marceline loridan ivens, helen van dongen and germaine krull. The dutch film maker joris ivens 18981989 was one of the founding fathers of documentary film. Georg henri anton joris ivens 18 november 1898 28 june 1989 was a dutch documentary filmmaker and propagandist citation needed.
Ivens, owner of the capi photography shop in nijmegen. From the end of the 1920s, he was one of the vital figures in the world of dutch avantgarde. Yeah, i discovered joris about one year ago, and after listening to the muted 12 inches i realize i was in front a big supernova. Among ivenss friends and collaborators were leading filmmakers and actors like eisenstein, pudovkin, dovzhenko, chaplin, milestone, capra, losey, flaherty. Filming the cultural revolution, in jump cut berkeley, 30 december 1976. The spanish earth is a unique propaganda documentary film made in favor of the republicans communists, socialists and anarchists its aim was to dramatize the effect of the fascist uprising and invasion on the ordinary citizen. The rain feels alive and it connects the movie to the audience in an interesting and fun way. In his early years joris ivens was a prominent figure in the international film avantgarde. The camera and i first printing edition by joris ivens author isbn. A family member of joris ivens, annemiek nooteboom, will receive the medal on behalf of the family.
Ivens early films are characterized by a search for a greater cinematographic expressiveness the bridge. Joris ivens article about joris ivens by the free dictionary. Joris music is deep, lusty and sensorial to the most, no pretentiousness but good songs, some of them excellent. June 28, 1989, paris, france filmography select bibliography web resources joris ivens made his first documentary films in the late 1920s, working alone with a handheld 35 mm camera. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover joris connections and jobs at similar companies. A film crew headed by a veteran director joris ivens travels to chinas gobi desert in this symbolic documentarystyled fantasy.
Canadian film historian thomas waugh wrote a book about what might be the most important dutch filmmaker. Regen pioggia 1929 documentario con musiche di hanns eisler 18981962. The spanish earth 1937 dir joris ivens narr ernest. Joris ivens biography, movie highlights and photos. Stream tracks and playlists from joris verschueren on your desktop or mobile device. As in the bridge ivens uses images shot from almost every imaginable angle and position to explore the sense of a city passing from sun to rain and back to a clear sky with the birds returning to their perches on the railings. Short documentary film by legendary dutch filmmaker joris ivens. The violent scene which upset him and whose meaning he was to grasp only years later happened on the main pier at orly paris airport, sometime before the outbreak of. Georg henri anton joris ivens 18 november 1898 28 june 1989 was a dutch.
Joris ivens, byname of georg henri anton ivens, born november 18, 1898, nijmegen, netherlandsdied june 28, 1989, paris, france, dutch motionpicture director who filmed more than 50 international documentaries that explored leftist social and political concerns ivens, who was educated at the rotterdam netherlands school of economics 191617, 192021, served as a field artillery. The european foundation joris ivens has been responsible for the preservation and restoration of the work of joris ivens. The old man, the hero of this tale, was born at the end of the last century, i. Indonesia calling is a 1946 australian short documentary film directed by joris ivens and produced by the then waterside workers federation. Joris ivens collection 1912 1988 5dvd box set le 17e. Beatport is the worlds largest electronic music store for djs.
Printed material associated with this is in dutch, but all material films, and extras are englishfriendly. In 1917, ivens attended the rotterdam college of economics, but soon afterward. The grandson of a dutch photography pioneer and the son of the owner of capi, a photography equipment company, ivens born georg henri anton ivens made his first film, an americanstyle western, flaming arrow at age. Listen to joris verschueren soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 18 followers. A striking classic from an early documentary master explores. Joris ivens celebrity profile check out the latest joris ivens photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Regen joris ivens, mannus franken, 1929 dennis grunes. Georg henri anton ivens in nijmegen, holland, 18 november 1898. Among the notable films he directed or codirected are a tale of the wind. Listen to joris rogier soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 12 tracks. He was married to marceline loridan ivens and germaine krull.
A valparaiso, misere au borinage borinage, 17th parallel. It stars ivens as he travels in china and tries to capture winds on film, while he reflects on his life and career. Regen captures the moments of realistic rain and the feelings you get when it rains. Both events have been included in the we are public selection. Joris ivens celebrity profile check out the latest joris ivens photo gallery. Some of the footage is moreover gorgeous, yet very simplistic. Regen rain is a 1929 documentary by dutch filmmaker joris ivens. Upgrade to a letterboxd pro account to add your favorite services to this listincluding any service and country pair listed on justwatchand to enable oneclick filtering by all your favorites.
Joris ivens was born on november 18, 1898 in nijmegen, gelderland, netherlands as george henri anton ivens. Joris ivens left with ernest hemingway middle and ludwig renn in the spanish civil war, 193637. In the experimental short documentary regen 1929, the pioneering dutch filmmaker joris ivens explores amsterdam before, during and after a rainstorm. Ivens, joris article about ivens, joris by the free dictionary. Economische hogeschool, rotterdam, 191617 and 192021. Regen has four key elements that have cemented its place in documentary history. Ivens, joris article about ivens, joris by the free. Chris marker is also known for his contribution to frenh documentary history.
Provietnamese film created by dutch filmmaker joris ivens. In 1917, ivens attended the rotterdam college of economics. As in the bridge ivens uses images shot from almost every imaginable angle and position to explore the sense of a city passing from sun to rain and back to a clear sky. Join facebook to connect with joris ivens and others you may know. Joris ivens and marceline loridanivens, or their preservation and restorations. Vietnam in war, the seine meets paris, far from vietnam, pour le mistral and how yukong moved. Dutch filmmaker joris ivens is among the most influential and prolific of documentary makers. Among the notable films he directed or codirected are a tale.
Upgrade to a letterboxd pro account to add your favorite services to this listincluding any service and country pair listed on justwatchand to enable oneclick filtering by. View joris ivens profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Georg henri anton joris ivens was a dutch documentary filmmaker. The career of this eternal traveller spanned over sixty years, from his first film in the twenties to his last, finished at the age of ninety. It has published the 5 discdvd set used in the preparation of this article, joris ivens wereldcineast. The year before, dutch documentarian joris ivens launched his prolific, globetrotting 60year career with the bridge. Joris ivens contributions to the development of documentary filmmaking are multitudinous. Using bittorrent is legal, downloading ed material isnt. The european foundation joris ivens has an international, in particular european orientation. Loin du vietnam joris ivens, william klein, claude lelouch, chris marker, alain resnais, agnes var. Regen is a 1929 dutch short documentary film directed by mannus franken and joris ivens. Joris ivens is public earlier this year, ivenss zuiderzeewerken was the highlight of one of eyes weekly cinema concerts.