Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Souvret, Belgium
December 16, 1946

Biography

Jean-Jacques Rousseau is a Belgian independent filmmaker and self-proclaimed "filmmaker of the absurd". Defending a cinema based on limited budgets, ranging from €2,000 to €2,500 per film, with non-professional actors. Having made around 40 films, he is considered to be among the most productive Belgian filmmakers.he is one of the most prolific Belgian filmmakers.

Photo

Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1

Representative Works

Rock Mendes
Rock Mendes
No Rating Yet
/ French
Le Cauchemar
Le Cauchemar
No Rating Yet
/ French
Wallonie 2084
Wallonie 2084
10.0
/ French
Karminsky-Grad
Karminsky-Grad
No Rating Yet
/ Dutch
Germaine Grandier
Germaine Grandier
No Rating Yet
/ French
Altar of Repose
Altar of Repose
No Rating Yet
/ French
Furor Teutonicus
Furor Teutonicus
No Rating Yet
/ French
Irkutz 88
Irkutz 88
No Rating Yet
/ French
Born to Film
Born to Film
5.7
/ French
L'étrange festival
L'étrange festival
No Rating Yet
/ English
L'histoire du cinéma 16 III
L'histoire du cinéma 16 III
No Rating Yet
/ French

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Rock Mendes
2006Nominee

Best Director

Rock Mendes

Wallonie 2084
2004Winner

Best Director

Wallonie 2084

Karminsky-Grad
2011Nominee

Best Director

Karminsky-Grad

Career Highlights

Irkutz 88
2004Highlight

Best Director

Irkutz 88

Born to Film
2004Highlight

Best Performance

Born to Film