Joris Ivens
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Born into a prosperous Nijmegen family, Ivens first encountered moving images while helping in his father’s photo-supply shop, directing a silent short at thirteen; he later studied economics in Rotterdam, served as a field-artillery lieutenant during the First World War, and pursued photochemistry studies in Germany before rejoining the family firm in Amsterdam and abandoning it after early cinem…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
