Jan Kounen

Jan Kounen

Born: May 2, 1964
in Utrecht, Netherlands
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Jan Kounen (born 2 May 1964, Utrecht, Netherlands) is a Dutch-born French film director and producer. In France, he is mostly known for his films Dobermann (1997), Blueberry, l'experience secrete (2004) and 99 francs (2007).

Outside of France, he is rather known for his interest in Shipibo-Conibo culture and shamanism, with which he became familiar during his trips to Mexico and Peru, and for some music videos. Most noticeable 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)

    Always (1994)

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Quand les bourgeois font leur cinéma
Title: Quand les bourgeois font leur cinéma
Character: Self - Réalisateur
Released: April 4, 2022
Type: Movie
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Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain
Title: Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain
Character: Self
Released: January 21, 2022
Type: Movie
The story of Fantômas, the first villain of modernity, from his birth in 1911 as a novel character to his contemporary vicissitudes, passing through Louis Feuillade, André Hunebelle, surrealism and Moscow.
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Vape Wave
Title: Vape Wave
Character: Self / The taster / Marisol Tout-Reine
Released: October 3, 2016
Type: Movie
A retrospective on the history of the tobacco industry, and how vaping can, and will, save lives.
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9 Month Stretch
Title: 9 Month Stretch
Character: Bald co-inmate 2
Released: September 7, 2013
Type: Movie
Ariane Felder is pregnant! This is surprising with her being a young hardened judge with strict morals. But what is more surprising is that, according to paternity testing, the child's father is none other than Bob, a criminal from the prosecution charged with an atrocious attack! Ariane doesn't remember any of what has happened, so she has no idea what to expect...
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99 Francs
Title: 99 Francs
Character: Pydjhaman
Released: September 26, 2007
Type: Movie
Paris, France, 2001. Octave Parango, a young advertiser working at the Ross & Witchcraft advertising agency, lives a suicidal existence, ruled by cynicism, irresponsibility and debauchery. The obstacles he will encounter in developing a campaign for a new yogurt brand will force him to face the meaning of his work and the way he manages his relationship with those who orbit around his egotistic lifestyle.
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Other Worlds
Title: Other Worlds
Character: Self
Released: June 30, 2004
Type: Movie
The secrets about unlocking the mysteries of consciousness by plant-drugs. The related chances and risks involved in this shamanism.
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Renegade
Title: Renegade
Character: Billy
Released: February 9, 2004
Type: Movie
U.S Marshal Mike Donovan has dark memories of the death of his first love. He keeps peace between the Americans and the natives who had temporarily adopted and taken care of him. The evil actions of a white sorcerer lead him to confront the villain in the Sacred Mountains, and, through shamanic rituals conquer his fears and uncover a suppressed memory he would much rather deny.
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Dobermann
Title: Dobermann
Character: Man at bank
Released: June 18, 1997
Type: Movie
The charismatic criminal Dobermann, who got his first gun when he was christened, leads a gang of brutal robbers. After a complex and brutal bank robbery, they are being hunted by the Paris police. The hunt is led by the sadistic cop Christini, who only has one goal: to catch Dobermann at any cost.
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I Am Your Punishment
Title: I Am Your Punishment
Character: The Ax Murderer
Released: October 10, 1996
Type: Movie
An avid moviegoer sees several films depicting grisly murderers and decides to commit a crime himself, only to discover that there's quite a difference between fantasy and reality.
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Gisèle Kérozène
Title: Gisèle Kérozène
Character: Le Paralytique
Released: January 27, 1990
Type: Movie
Three witches worship a bird statue in a postmodern city. When Gisèle Kerozene comes and steals it, the three witches jump on their brooms and initiate a hilarious chase.