ExclusiveParis -based international sales company MK2 movies A global acting deal, with the exception of North America and Spain, took place for the work of the late film pioneer Ferretti Jean -Roche.
Roth, who spent a lot of his adult life in Niger, attached to the fresh integration of anthropology with the cinema to the pioneer Cinéma Vérité, with his work to be an inspiration for the directors of the new French wave.
The Deal is the first for the company with Les Films du Jeudi, the famous Pierre Braunberger (Pierre Braunberger) company (It is my lifeand He shot the pianist), Which is now run by his daughter Lawrence Brunberger.
It comes as a new wave in the spotlight in He was Thanks to Richard Lincalter A mysterious Noville Reconsidering the production of Jean -Luc Godard PantherWho mentions both Roth and Bernberger.
By working with Braunberger, Rouch is attributed to the French and West Africa Cultures, as well as redefining the documentary as a human art form.
His approach – using lightweight cameras, automatic imaging, and cooperative stories – with the traditional ethnographic distance, creating a new and overwhelming way to capture the screen.
The deal includes releases recovered from Jean Roche features I am black (1957), The human pyramid (1959), as well as short films, such as controversial Crazy Master (1955).
Founded in 1964, Les Films Du Jeudi Oeuvre of Braunberger, whose abundant production extends about a century. The collection includes more than 111 feature films, 165 documentary films and 130 pants-from movie stars such as Jean Renoir, Jean-Luc Godard and Chris Marker.
“This partnership is a natural rapprochement between two independent houses loyal to the author,” said Nathaniel Carmetz, Chairman of the MK2 Board of Directors. “It allows us to welcome the pioneering work of the ethnographic pioneer, Jean -Roche, who has brought his innovative mixture of imagination and documentary films to form the documentary model.”
