Jans Rautenbach Explained
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]
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)
- (1984)
- Abraham (2015)
References
- News: Jans Rautenbach. https://web.archive.org/web/20091028115741/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/42932. dead. 28 October 2009. BFI. 6 September 2018. en.
- Web site: Renowned Afrikaans filmmaker Jans Rautenbach has died . 3 November 2016 . Channel 24 . 28 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210119132609/https://www.news24.com/channel/The-Juice/News/renowned-afrikaans-filmmaker-jans-rautenbach-has-died-20161103 . 19 January 2021 . live.
- Tomaselli p.15
- News: MOVIE REVIEW: Abraham IOL. 16 October 2015. 19 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20191110181622/https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/movies/reviews/movie-review-abraham-1931063. dead. 10 November 2019.
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.