Joris Ivens

Also known as Georg Henri Anton Ivens, George H.A. Ivens, Jaris Ivens

Dutch filmmaker (1898-1989)

Film & TV

Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

The filmmaker Joris Ivens was the son of C.A.P. Ivens, owner of the CAPI photography shop in Nijmegen. With the help of his father’s employees, in the 1910s the young Joris Ivens made the short film De wigwam, with roles for his parents, brothers, and sisters. Ivens studied economics and photography. From the end of the 1920s, he was one of the vital figures in the world of Dutch avant-garde…

Known for

Memória Cubana — Self (archive footage)2010
Een oude vriend van het Chinese volk2008
A Tale of the Wind — Self1989
Havre — le docteur Digitalis1986
Ciné-mafia1980
Midi Première — Self1975
Grierson — Self1973
The People and Their Guns1970
World Without a Game — Self1966
The Threatening Sky — Interviewer1966

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Key facts

Born: Georg Henri Anton Ivens , ( 1898-11-18 ) 18 November 1898, Nijmegen , Netherlands
Died: 28 June 1989 (1989-06-28) (aged 90), Paris, France
Occupation: Documentary filmmaker
Spouse: Marceline Loridan-Ivens

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Joris
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Nijmegen
Place of death: Paris
Spouse: Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Occupation: filmmaker
Languages spoken: Dutch
Native language: Dutch
Award: Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
Official website: www.ivens.nl
Image: 1984 Joris Ivens 02.jpg
Work location: Amsterdam

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place of burial: Montparnasse Cemetery
Commons category: Joris Ivens
date of birth: 1898-01-01
date of death: 1989-01-01
archives at: Cinémathèque Française
cause of death: cardiovascular disease
related category: Category:Films directed by Joris Ivens
start of work period: 1920-01-01
end of work period: 1974-01-01
name in native language: Joris Ivens
manner of death: natural causes

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Encyclopedic overview

Georg Henri Anton "Joris" Ivens (18 November 1898 – 28 June 1989) was a Dutch documentary filmmaker. Among the notable films he directed or co-directed are A Tale of the Wind, The Spanish Earth, Rain, ...A Valparaiso, Misère au Borinage (Borinage), 17th Parallel: Vietnam in War, The Seine Meets Paris, Far from Vietnam, Pour le Mistral and How Yukong Moved the Mountains.

Early life and education

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