Jans Rautenbach

Jans Rautenbach (22 February 1936 – 2 November 2016) was a South African screenwriter, film producer and director.[1][2] His 1968 film Die Kandidaat proved controversial and received some censorship in South Africa, because of perceived criticism of the apartheid system.[3] His last film, Abraham, was a hit at the South African box office.[4]

Jans Rautenbach
Born22 February 1936
Boksburg
South Africa
Died2 November 2016(2016-11-02) (aged 80)
Mossel Bay, South Africa
OccupationFilm director
Screenwriter
Film producer
Years active1965 – 2014

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)
  • Niemand weint für immer (1985)
  • Abraham (2014)
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References
  1. "Jans Rautenbach". BFI. Archived from the original on 28 October 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  2. "Renowned Afrikaans filmmaker Jans Rautenbach has died". Channel. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. Tomaselli p.15
  4. "MOVIE REVIEW: Abraham | IOL". Retrieved 2 November 2016.

Bibliography
  • 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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