Jans Rautenbach
Jans Rautenbach (22 February 1936 – 2 November 2016) was a South African screenwriter, film producer and director. His 1968 film Die Kandidaat proved controversial and received some censorship in South Africa, because of perceived criticism of the apartheid system. His last film, Abraham, was a hit at the South African box office.
Jans Rautenbach
- Name
- Jans Rautenbach
- Born
- 22 February 1936
- Birthplace
- Boksburg South Africa
- Died
- 2 November 2016
- Place of death
- Mossel Bay, South Africa
- Occupation
- Film director Screenwriter Film producer
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English
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• Name — Jans Rautenbach • Born — 22 February 1936 • Birthplace — Boksburg South Africa • Died — 2 November 2016 • Place of death — Mossel Bay, South Africa • Occupation — Film director Screenwriter Film producer • Years Active — 1965 – 2014
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Selected filmography
Director • Die Kandidaat (1968) • Katrina (1969) • Jannie Totsiens (1970) • Pappalap (1971) • Ongewenste Vreemdeling (1974) • Eendag Op 'n Reendag (1976) • My Way II (1977) • Blink Stefaans (1981) • Broer Matie (1984) • No One Cries Forever (1984) • Abraham (2015)
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- 1.Jans Rautenbach. BFI.
- 2.Renowned Afrikaans filmmaker Jans Rautenbach has died. Channel 24. 3 November 2016.
- 3.Tomaselli p.15
- 4.MOVIE REVIEW: Abraham IOL. 16 October 2015.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Tomaselli, Keyan. The cinema of apartheid: race and class in South African film. Routledge, 1989.
- Botha, Martin & Steinmair, Deborah. Jans Rautenbach, dromer, baanbreker en auteur/Jans, droomsaaier – sy memoirs (biography & memoirs, in Afrikaans). Genugtig Uitgewers, 2006.
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