Belgian filmmaker

Born in Souvret (Courcelles) and a bricklayer by trade, Jean-Jacques Rousseau made dozens of films with minuscule budgets and non-professional actors recruited from his region of "Pays Noir" (Charleroi).

A colorful character, he often appeared masked during his public appearances to "protect his image." His work was brought to the attention of the general public thanks to the admiration of figures like Benoît Poelvoorde and Bouli Lanners, and was the subject of Frédéric Sojcher's documentary, Cinéastes à tout prix (2004).

Approach and Themes:

Describing his own films as "possessed," Rousseau explored a surreal, baroque, and often violent universe. His screenplays blended war stories, alien invasions, fantasy, and genre parodies, always marked by a DIY style of filmmaking but radically inventive.

Filmography

Rock Mendes (2007):

Let's Beware of Monsters (2007)

The Invasion of the Succubi (2006)

The History of Cinema 16 bis (2005)

The Succubus Hunter (2005)

The Razor's Mechanics (2005)

The Revenge of the Cannibal Sacristan (2004)

Wallonia 2084 (2003)

Irkutz 88 (2002)

Road Movie (2002)

Teutonic Fury (1999)

Absurdus Dossier (1997)

The Internment of Karyl Chessman (1996)

Massacre with a crowbar (1988)