Jan Kounen

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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) Description above from the Wikipedia article Jan Kounen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Directed

1. 99 Francs (2007) — Director
2. Dobermann (1997) — Director
3. Blueberry (2004) — Director
4. The Shrinking Man (2025) — Director
5. Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009) — Director
6. My Cousin (2020) — Director
7. Gisèle Kérozène (1990) — Director
8. Vibroboy (1994) — Director
9. The Last Little Red Riding Hood (1998) — Director
10. 8 (2008) — Director
11. Other Worlds (2004) — Director
12. Capitaine X (1994) — Director
13. Flight of the Storks (2013) — Director
14. Darshan - The Embrance (2005) — Director
15. The Journey: Mother Ocean (2016) — Director
16. Vape Wave (2016) — Director
17. The Show (2018) — Director
18. Formidable (1994) — Director
19. Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition) (2006) — Director
20. 7 Lives (2019) — Director
21. -22.7°C The Far North Musical Experience (2019) — Director
22. L'âge de plastic (1990) — Director
23. Epiphania — Director
24. Ayahuasca: Kosmik Journey (2019) — Director
25. Jan Kounen - Intégrale courts métrages (2005) — Director
26. The Story of Panshin Beka (2006) — Director

Also appeared in

1. 99 Francs (2007) — Pydjhaman
2. 9 Month Stretch (2013) — Le co-détenu chauve 2
3. Dobermann (1997) — Man at bank
4. Blueberry (2004) — Billy
5. Gisèle Kérozène (1990) — Le Paralytique
6. Quotidien (2016) — Self - Guest
7. Other Worlds (2004) — Self
8. Eurotrash (1993)
9. Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain (2022) — Self
10. Vape Wave (2016) — Self / The taster / Marisol Tout-Reine
11. Clique (2013) — Self - Guest
12. I Am Your Punishment (1996) — The Ax Murderer
13. Quand les bourgeois font leur cinéma (2022) — Self - Director
14. Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2 (2018) — Self
15. Uchronia (2016) — L'ouvreuse du cinéma