Jan Kounen

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Jan Kounen
Kounen in 2013
Born (1964-05-02) 2 May 1964 (age 59)
Utrecht, Netherlands
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer

Jan Kounen (born Jan Coenen; 2 May 1964) is a Netherlands-born French film director and producer.[1][2][3]

In France, he is mostly known for his films

Blueberry, l'experience secrete (2004) and 99 Francs (2007).[1][3] Outside France he is better known for his interest in Shipibo-Conibo culture and shamanism, with which he became familiar during his trips to Mexico and Peru,[2][4] and for directing some music videos of which, the most notable are the four videos he did for the English pop group Erasure in the 1990s (including three for the project Abba-esque) : Lay all your love on me (1992), Voulez-vous (1992), S.O.S. (1992) and Always (1994).[1][4]

Biography

After studying at the

In the early 90s, Kounen worked in advertising and made two highly acclaimed short films, Vibroboy and Little Red Riding Hood, the latter seeing him work with Emmanuelle Béart. In 1996, he made his first feature film, Dobermann,[7] starring French actor Vincent Cassel.[5][8]

In the 2000s, Jan Kounen traveled across Mexico and Peru, where he immersed in shaman culture, and participated in ayahuasca ceremonies around a hundred times.[9] His next film was Blueberry (2004), an adaptation of the famous comic strip by Jean-Michel Charlier and Jean Giraud, better known as Moebius, with Vincent Cassel in the title role.[10] The same year, he released Other Worlds (2005), a documentary about shamanism.[8][10] After making his film Darshan - The Embrace (2005),[8][11] Kounen staged the Comedy 99 F in 2007, a satire of the world of advertising adapted from the bestseller by Frédéric Beigbeder and produced by Jean Dujardin.[5][6]

After participating in the Project 8 where he campaigned to improve maternal health in the world, he made Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009), a biographical film about the relationship between Chanel, the French fashion designer, and Stravinsky, the Russian composer,[8] starring Anna Mouglalis and Mads Mikkelsen. The film closed the 2009 Cannes Festival.[5][6]

In 2009, Kounen signed a petition in support of film director Roman Polanski, calling for his release after Polanski was arrested in Switzerland in relation to his 1977 charge for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl.[12]

Filmography

Sources:[1][8][16]

Bibliography

As author:[2][17]

  • Kounen, Jan (2015). Visionary Ayahuasca: A Manual for Therapeutic and Spiritual Journeys (1st ed.). Park Street Press (published 29 January 2015). .

As co-author:[2][17]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Jan Kounen". IMDb. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Jan Kounen, Director and Filmmaker". Sumiruna Awakenings. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Jan Kounen". uniFrance. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "8 Official website". Retrieved 25 November 2010.
  5. ^ a b c d e AlloCine. "Jan Kounen". AlloCiné. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "Retour sur le sketch de Jan Kounen coupé des Infidèles". Premiere.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Blueberry". Time Out London. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Jan Kounen". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  9. ^ Jounen, Jan (2004). D'autres Mondes.
  10. ^ a b "OM on the Range: The Alternative Realities of Jan Kounen". DangerousMinds. 10 July 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  11. ^ .
  12. ^ "Le cinéma soutient Roman Polanski / Petition for Roman Polanski". Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques (in French). 28 September 2009. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Jan Kounen and the Alien". alienexplorations.blogspot.in. Alien Explorations. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
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  15. ^ "Vape Wave | Let's make cigarette history !". www.vapewave.net. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  16. ^ "Jan Kounen". Filmweb. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  17. ^ a b "Jan Kounen". Inner Traditions. Retrieved 3 January 2017.

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