Letter to Jean Rouch

6m
Documentary
6

This film is a moving tribute to French filmmaker Jean Rouch. Pauwels, a former collaborator of Rouch, accompanies him on a trip to Japan. In this cinematic letter, which he himself calls “a journey into the memory”, Pauwels philosophises about the essence of cinema and, consequently, of life.

Cast

Jean Rouch
Self

Crew

Eric Pauwels
Director, Writer
Rudi Maerten
Additional Writing

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