Joris Ivens
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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 film. As a technical consultant, he was involved with the Filmliga, and made important avant-garde films like De brug and Regen. He also founded the film company Studio Joris Ivens, where young, enthusiastic filmmakers could find a home. The Studio was the cradle of experimental film in the early 1930s. Ivens developed into a political filmmaker, and with films like Borinage, Spanish Earth, and Indonesia Calling!, he grew into a leading documentary filmmaker.
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Valparaiso (1964)
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The 400 Million (1939)
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Indonesia Calling (1946)
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The Uyghurs (1977)
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Far from Vietnam (1967)
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The Spanish Earth (1937)
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The First Years (1950)
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Bold Adventure (1956)
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How Yukong Moved the Mountains (1976)
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Polsko (1949)
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Philips-Radio (1931)
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The Threatening Sky (1966)
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The Wind Rose (1957)
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Rotterdam-Europoort (1966)
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Friendship Triumphs (1951)
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Hommage à Ho Chi Minh (1970)
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Borinage (1934)
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A Tale of the Wind (1989)
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Our Russian Front (1942)
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The Seine Meets Paris (1957)
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The Pharmacy: Shanghai (1976)
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Song of the Rivers (1954)
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Italy Is Not a Poor Country (1960)
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Branding (1929)
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Le train de la victoire (1964)
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Zuiderzeewerken (1930)
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The 17th Parallel (1968)
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Peace Will Win (1951)
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The Small Tent (1963)
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Rain (1929)
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We Are Building (1930)
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The Flaming Arrow (1912)
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The Mistral (1966)
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Demain à Nanguila (1960)
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Cuba, a People Armed (1961)
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Letters from China (1958)
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The Kazakhs (1977)
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Action Stations (1943)
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Creosote (1932)
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The Football Incident (1976)
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Piling (1929)
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Pueblo en armas (1961)
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Corvette Port Arthur (1943)
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New Earth (1933)
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The People and Their Guns (1970)
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Meeting with President Ho Chi Minh (1970)
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Peace Race 1952 (1952)
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Song of Heroes (1932)
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Power and the Land (1940)
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Movement Studies in Paris (1928)
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The Bridge (1928)
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My Child (1956)
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Some Evidence (1969)
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Carnet de viaje (1961)
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