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Jan Kounen
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Jan Kounen

Born May 2, 1964 in Utrecht, Netherlands

6 films

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) C-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography 6

The Shrinking Man (2025) movie poster
The Shrinking Man2025
My Cousin (2020) movie poster
My Cousin2020
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009) movie poster
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky2009
99 Francs (2007) movie poster
99 Francs2007
Renegade (2004) movie poster
Renegade2004
Dobermann (1997) movie poster
Dobermann1997