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Jacques Rivette

Director • Born 1928

Jacques Rivette

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Jacques Rivette (March 1, 1928 - January 29, 2016) was a French film director. With Jean-Luc Godard, Jacques Rivette was one of the more experimental of the French New Wave (nouvelle vague) directors. In common with many of his peers, he had a background in film criticism, where he expressed his admiration for popular American cinema, especially genre directors such as Robert Aldrich, Howard Hawks and Frank Tashlin. Rivette's films progress in unconventional ways—often following multiple plots that can be romantic, mysterious, and comic all at once and employing extensive improvisation—and are often extremely long.

Known for

La Belle Noiseuse posterLa Belle NoiseuseMovie • 1991Céline and Julie Go Boating posterCéline and Julie Go BoatingMovie • 1974Va Savoir (Who Knows?) posterVa Savoir (Who Knows?)Movie • 2001The Story of Marie and Julien posterThe Story of Marie and JulienMovie • 2003The Nun posterThe NunMovie • 1967Paris Belongs to Us posterParis Belongs to UsMovie • 1961Gang of Four posterGang of FourMovie • 1989Lumière & Company posterLumière & CompanyMovie • 1995Duelle (Une Quarantaine) posterDuelle (Une Quarantaine)Movie • 1976Fool’s Mate posterFool’s MateMovie • 1956L'Amour fou posterL'Amour fouMovie • 1969Joan the Maid II: The Prisons posterJoan the Maid II: The PrisonsMovie • 1994Noroît (Une Vengeance) posterNoroît (Une Vengeance)Movie • 1976Joan the Maid I: The Battles posterJoan the Maid I: The BattlesMovie • 1994Le Pont du Nord posterLe Pont du NordMovie • 1982Secret Defense posterSecret DefenseMovie • 1998The Duchess of Langeais posterThe Duchess of LangeaisMovie • 2007Out 1 posterOut 1Movie • 1990Bérénice posterBéréniceMovie • 1954Up, Down, Fragile posterUp, Down, FragileMovie • 1995The Kreutzer Sonata posterThe Kreutzer SonataMovie • 1956