Joris Ivens
Directing
- Born
- November 18, 1898 · Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Died
- June 28, 1989 (age 90)
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.
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Ivens developed into a political filmmaker, and with films like Borinage, Spanish Earth, and Indonesia Calling!, he grew into a leading documentary filmmaker.
Known for
Rain
December 14, 1929
Valparaiso
August 31, 1964
A Tale of the Wind
March 19, 1989
Far from Vietnam
October 18, 1967
The Bridge
May 4, 1928
The Spanish Earth
July 10, 1937
Know Your Enemy: Japan
August 9, 1945
Philips-Radio
August 27, 1931
New Earth
December 14, 1933
Borinage
June 12, 1934
The Flaming Arrow
January 1, 1912
Movement Studies in Paris
January 1, 1928
Behind the camera56
- 1989A Tale of the Wind Director, Screenplay, Dialogue
- 1977The Uyghurs Director, Writer
- 1977The Kazakhs Director, Writer
- 1976How Yukong Moved the Mountains Editor, Director
- 1976The Football Incident Director
- 1976The Pharmacy: Shanghai Director
- 1970The People and Their Guns Director, Writer
- 1970Meeting with President Ho Chi Minh Director, Writer, Editor
- 1970Hommage à Ho Chi Minh Director
- 1969