Jan Kounen

Jan Kounen
Kounen in 2013
Born (1964-05-02) 2 May 1964 (age 60)
Utrecht, Netherlands
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer

Jan Kounen (born Jan Coenen; 2 May 1964) is a Netherlands-born French film director and producer.[1][2][3]

In France, he is mostly known for his films Dobermann (1997), Blueberry, l'experience secrete (2004) and 99 Francs (2007).[1][3] 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,[2][4] 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. (1992) and Always (1994).[1][4]

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  2. ^ a b "Jan Kounen, Director and Filmmaker". Sumiruna Awakenings. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Jan Kounen". uniFrance. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).