FILM DIRECTOR

Jan Kounen

1964 - Today

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Jan Kounen (born Jan Coenen; 2 May 1964) is a Netherlands-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 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 some music videos of which, the most notable 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan Kounen has received more than 102,921 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Kounen is the 1,541st most popular film director (down from 1,422nd in 2019), the 996th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 894th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Dutch Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jan Kounen ranks 1,541 out of 2,041. Before him are Dick Richards, Samuel Maoz, Niki Caro, Martha Coolidge, Tom McGrath, and Bimal Roy. After him are Hannes Holm, Gillian Armstrong, Damián Szifron, Jerry Adler, Gareth Edwards, and Marc Webb.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Jan Kounen ranks 466. Before him are Cristina D'Avena, Theresa Randle, David Eigenberg, Abu Anas al-Libi, Aleksandar Hemon, and Tom McGrath. After him are Leri Khabelov, Fareed Zakaria, Phil Hellmuth, Makharbek Khadartsev, Carlos Hermosillo, and Thomas Lange.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jan Kounen ranks 996 out of 1,646. Before him are Hans van Baalen (1960), Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn (1918), Rudolf Koelman (1959), Jean-Paul van Poppel (1962), Frode Andresen (1973), and Gaston Taument (1970). After him are Annie Borckink (1951), Marco Borsato (1966), Karim El Ahmadi (1985), Dick Schoenaker (1952), Urby Emanuelson (1986), and Fenny Heemskerk (1919).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Netherlands

Among film directors born in Netherlands, Jan Kounen ranks 9. Before him are Theo van Gogh (1957), Jan de Bont (1943), Anton Corbijn (1955), Alex van Warmerdam (1952), Michaël Dudok de Wit (1953), and Marleen Gorris (1948). After him are Tom Six (1973), Mike van Diem (1959), Roel Reiné (1970), and Harald Zwart (1965).

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