Jan Kounen

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)

Filmography

• Les aventures de Jeff Blizzard (1986)
• The Broadsword (1986)
• Soft (1986)
• Het journaal (1987)
• Het virus (1987)
• Gisele Kerozene (1989)
• L'âge de plastic (1991)
• Capitaine X (aka Né pour mourir, 1994)
• Vibroboy (1993) with Michel Vuillermoz
• Dobermann (1997)
• D'autres mondes (aka Other Worlds, 2004)
• Another Reality (TV documentary series, 2003)
• Blueberry, l'experience secrete (aka Blueberry, 2004)
• Darshan - L'étreinte (aka Darshan: The Embrace, 2005)
• The story of Panshin Beka, short, segment of the movie 8 (2006)
• 99 francs (2007)
• Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009)
• Flight of the Storks (2013) Television film

External links

• Jan Kounen at the Internet Movie Database
• Jan Kounen's official website, in French and English
• Jan Kounen, distinguished members of INREES