Cocorico! Monsieur Poulet
Jean Rouch / NE, FR, 1974 / 93 min.
The world of magic and fantasy come alive in this fable about the perseverance required when fate and the devils are against you. And, more importantly to overcome all the obstacles you encounter driving a clapped-out 2CV car across Niger in good humour.
This French-Nigerian road trip was shot on 16 mm in and around Niamey, Niger and much of it was improvised by Dalarou, a pseudonym for Damouré Zika, Lam Ibrahim Dia and Jean Rouch. Their cinema is one of friendship and you can see that they love making films. The film is neither fiction, nor documentary, but a genre unto itself: ethnofiction.
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Director
Jean Rouch
Production year
1974
Country
NE, FR
Original title
Cocorico! Monsieur Poulet
Length
93 min.
Language
French
Subtitles
ENG
Format
35mm
Part of
Paravel & Castaing-Taylor
Eye Filmmuseum presents Cosmic Realism, the first retrospective featuring the works of Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor. Trained as anthropologists, they merge anthropology, documentaries, and visual arts in their craft. The exhibition takes the viewer past seven immersive installations in which the development of the makers can be followed.
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