Joris Ivens
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 18, 1898
- Died
- June 28, 1989 (aged 90)
- Birthplace
- Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Biography
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.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
A Tale of the Wind
Movie · Director
The Uyghurs
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The Kazakhs
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The Football Incident
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How Yukong Moved the Mountains
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The Pharmacy: Shanghai
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Comment Yukong déplaça les montagnes
TV · Director · 12 eps
The People and Their Guns
Movie · Director
Meeting with President Ho Chi Minh
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Hommage à Ho Chi Minh
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Some Evidence
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The 17th Parallel
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Far from Vietnam
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The Mistral
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Rotterdam-Europoort
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The Threatening Sky
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Valparaiso
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Le train de la victoire
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The Small Tent
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Pueblo en armas
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Cuba, a People Armed
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Carnet de viaje
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Demain à Nanguila
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Italy Is Not a Poor Country
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Letters from China
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The Seine Meets Paris
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The Wind Rose
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Bold Adventure
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My Child
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Song of the Rivers
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Peace Race 1952
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Peace Will Win
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Friendship Triumphs
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Polsko
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The First Years
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Indonesia Calling
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Know Your Enemy: Japan
Movie · Co-Director
Action Stations
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Corvette Port Arthur
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Our Russian Front
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Power and the Land
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The 400 Million
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The Spanish Earth
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Borinage
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New Earth
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Creosote
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Song of Heroes
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Philips-Radio
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We Are Building
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Zuiderzeewerken
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Rain
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Branding
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Piling
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The Bridge
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Movement Studies in Paris
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The Flaming Arrow
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