Roger, Jean-Henri

(January 24, 1949, Mar­seille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France - )

   Having trained at the Institut de Formation Cinéma­tographique, he joined a team of politically involved filmmakers (the Dziga Vertov Group) in 1968. While teaching at the University of Paris VIII (since 1972), he worked as a cinematographer on about ten movies, in­cluding A. Constant (Christine Laurent, 1977) and La Voix de son Maître (Gérard Mordillat, Nicolas Philibert), be­fore resuming his film directing career in 1981. He also played in movies (2000 L'Affaire Marcorelle, Serge Le Péron; 2001 Eloge de l'Amour, Jean-Luc Godard, France / Switzerland; Imago (Jours de Folie) / Le Fil perdu, Marie Vermillard; 2002 Cavale / UK: One / Trilogy: One, Lucas Belvaux, France / Belgium; Après la Vie / UK: Three / Tril-ogy:Three, Lucas Belvaux; 2006 Bamako, Abderrahmane Sissako, Mali / USA / France) and appeared as himself in Ca, c'est vraiment toi (Claire Simon, 2000).

 Filmography

1970 ◘ Pravda / Prawda (documentary; co-director with Dziga Vertov Group, Paul Burron, Jean-Luc Godard)

        ◘ British Sounds / USA: See You at Mao (co-director with Jean-Luc Godard)

1981 ◘ Neige / USA: Snow (co-director with Juliet Berto; also co-adapter)

1983 ◘ Cap Canaille (co-director with Juliet Berto; also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

2002 ◘ Lulu (also co-screenwriter)

2005 ◘ Code 68 (also screenwriter, dialogist)