Jan Kounen
Dutch-born French film director and film producer · France · On the map · Directors · Born 1964 · age 62
Jan Kounen 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).
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The Shrinking ManFilm, Director, Writer2022
Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern VillainFilm2019
-22.7°C The Far North Musical ExperienceFilm, Director2018
The ShowSeries, Director
Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2Film, 20182017Knight of the National Order of MeritAward2016
QuotidienSeries
The Journey: Mother OceanFilm, 2016Director2013
CliqueSeries
Flight of the StorksSeries, 2013Director2009
Coco Chanel & Igor StravinskyFilm, Director2008
8Film, Director, Writer2007
99 FrancsFilm, Director2006
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)Film, Director2004
BlueberryFilm, Director, Writer1998
The Last Little Red Riding HoodFilm, Director, Writer1997
DobermannFilm, Director1994
Capitaine XFilm, Director, Producer1993
EurotrashSeries1990
Gisèle KérozèneFilm, Director, Writer1964Born2 May 1964People around Jan
Close ties
Jean Dujardin Jan directed 99 Francs and The Players
Antoine Basler Jan directed Dobermann and 99 Francs
Marc Caro Jan directed Dobermann (1998)
Gaspar Noé Also in I Am Your Punishment and 8
Vincent Cassel Jan directed Dobermann and Blueberry
Tchéky Karyo Jan directed Dobermann and Blueberry
Vahina Giocante Jan directed Blueberry and 99 Francs
François Levantal Jan directed Dobermann and Blueberry
Pascal Demolon Jan directed Dobermann and Blueberry
Alain Goldman Produced 99 Francs and The Shrinking Man
Sandrine Kiberlain Jan directed The Players (2012)
Ariel Zeitoun Produced Blueberry (2004)
Philippe Decouflé Jan directed Le Dernier Chaperon rouge (1996)
Aurélia Petit Jan directed Le Dernier Chaperon rouge (1996)
Nicolas Marié Jan directed 99 Francs (2008)
Alexandra Gonin Jan directed Le Dernier Chaperon rouge (1996)
Diouc Koma Jan directed 99 Francs (2008)
Monica Bellucci Jan directed Dobermann (1998)
Ernest Borgnine Jan directed Blueberry (2004)
Rutger Hauer Jan directed Flight of the Storks (2013)
Djimon Hounsou Jan directed Blueberry (2004)
Temuera Morrison Jan directed Blueberry (2004)
Anna Mouglalis Jan directed Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2010)
Pascale Arbillot Jan directed My Cousin (2020)
Known for
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99 Francs 2007
Dobermann 1997
9 Month Stretch 2013
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky 2009
The Shrinking Man 2025
Filmography 31
59 credits on file
Television 5
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
Outside France he is better known for his interest in Shipibo-Conibo culture and shamanism, with which he became familiar during his trips to Mexico and Peru, and for directing music videos of which the most notable are the four videos he made for the English pop group Erasure in the 1990s : Lay All Your Love on Me (1992), Voulez-Vous (1992), S.O.S. (1992), and Always (1994).
