Known for
Directing
Credits
11
Gender
Woman
Birthday
15 May 1903
Day of death
13 Nov 1999 (96)
Place of birth
Paris, France, EU
Also known as
—
Germaine Dieterlen
Biography
Germaine Dieterlen was a French anthropologist. She was a student of Marcel Mauss, worked with noted French anthropologists Marcel Griaule (1898-1956) and Jean Rouch, wrote on a large range of ethnographic topics and made pioneering contributions to the study of myths, initiations, techniques (particularly "descriptive ethnography"), graphic systems, objects, classifications, ritual and social structure.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Dreamed Films | Self |
| 1996 | Germaine et ses copains | herself |
| 1994 | Germaine chez elle | herself |
| 1977 | Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen | herself |
Credits
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Sigui Synthesis: The Invention of Speech and Death | Director |
| 1979 | Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai | Director |
| 1973 | The Burial of the Hogon | Director |
| 1972 | Sigui 1972: The Loincloths of Yamé | Director |
| 1970 | Sigui 1970: The Clamours of Amani | Director |
| 1967 | Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo | Director |
| 1966 | Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm | Director |