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Jacques Rivette

Jacques Rivette

Director · 1928–2016 · Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

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Biography

Jacques Rivette (1 March 1928 - 29 January 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.

Directed 35

2000s

  1. 2009

    Around a Small Mountain

    Director

  2. 2007

    The Duchess of Langeais

    Director

  3. 2004

    Their First Films

    Director

  4. 2003

    The Story of Marie and Julien

    Director

  5. 2001

    Va savoir+

    Director

  6. Va Savoir (Who Knows?)

    Director

1990s

  1. 1998

    Secret Defense

    Director

  2. 1995

    Lumière & Company

    Director

  3. Up, Down, Fragile

    Director

  4. 1994

    Joan the Maid I: The Battles

    Director

  5. Joan the Maid II: The Prisons

    Director

  6. 1992

    La Belle Noiseuse: Divertimento

    Director

  7. 1991

    La Belle Noiseuse

    Director

    83
  8. 1990

    Out 1

    Director

1980s

  1. 1989

    Gang of Four

    Director

  2. 1985

    Wuthering Heights

    Director

  3. 1984

    Love on the Ground

    Director

  4. 1982

    Le Pont du Nord

    Director

  5. 1981

    Merry-Go-Round

    Director

  6. Paris s'en va

    Director

1970s

  1. 1976

    Noroît (Une Vengeance)

    Director

  2. Duelle (Une Quarantaine)

    Director

  3. 1974

    Céline and Julie Go Boating

    Director

  4. 1973

    Out 1: Spectre

    Director

  5. 1971

    Out 1

    Director

1960s

  1. 1969

    L'Amour fou

    Director

  2. 1967

    The Nun

    Director

  3. Jean Renoir, le patron, 3e partie: La règle et l'exception

    Director

  4. Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur

    Director

  5. Jean Renoir, le patron, 1re partie: La recherche du relatif

    Director

  6. 1961

    Paris Belongs to Us

    Director

1950s

  1. 1956

    Fool’s Mate

    Director

  2. 1952

    The Diversion

    Director

  3. 1950

    Le quadrille

    Director

1940s

  1. 1949

    Aux quatre coins

    Director

Wrote 26

2000s

  1. 2009

    Around a Small Mountain

    Screenplay

  2. 2007

    The Duchess of Langeais

    Writer

  3. 2003

    The Story of Marie and Julien

    Writer

  4. 2001

    Va savoir+

    Writer

  5. Va Savoir (Who Knows?)

    Scenario Writer

1990s

  1. 1998

    Secret Defense

    Scenario Writer, Writer

  2. 1995

    Up, Down, Fragile

    Writer

  3. 1992

    La Belle Noiseuse: Divertimento

    Writer

  4. 1991

    La Belle Noiseuse

    Screenplay

    83
  5. 1990

    Out 1

    Writer

1980s

  1. 1989

    Gang of Four

    Scenario Writer, Writer

  2. 1985

    Wuthering Heights

    Screenplay

  3. 1984

    Love on the Ground

    Writer

  4. 1982

    Le Pont du Nord

    Scenario Writer, Writer

  5. 1981

    Merry-Go-Round

    Writer

  6. Paris s'en va

    Writer

1970s

  1. 1976

    Noroît (Une Vengeance)

    Writer, Dialogue

  2. Duelle (Une Quarantaine)

    Writer

  3. 1974

    Céline and Julie Go Boating

    Scenario Writer

  4. 1973

    Out 1: Spectre

    Writer

  5. 1971

    Out 1

    Writer

1960s

  1. 1969

    L'Amour fou

    Dialogue

  2. 1967

    The Nun

    Writer

  3. 1961

    Paris Belongs to Us

    Writer

1950s

  1. 1956

    Fool’s Mate

    Writer

1940s

  1. 1949

    Aux quatre coins

    Writer

Acted in 8

1990s

  1. 1995

    Up, Down, Fragile

    Man at Crepe/Hot Dog Stand

  2. 1994

    Joan the Maid I: The Battles

    Priest (uncredited)

1980s

  1. 1982

    Short Memory

    Marcel Jaucourt

  2. 1981

    Merry-Go-Round

    Man entering car (cameo)

1970s

  1. 1970

    Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke

    Jacques Rivette

1960s

  1. 1961

    Paris Belongs to Us

    A man at the party (uncredited)

  2. Jean Renoir parle de son art

    Interviewer

1950s

  1. 1950

    The Glass Castle

    Un voyageur qui sort de la Gare de l'Est (uncredited)

Produced 3

1960s

  1. 1967

    Jean Renoir, le patron, 3e partie: La règle et l'exception

    Producer

  2. Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur

    Producer

  3. Jean Renoir, le patron, 1re partie: La recherche du relatif

    Producer

Camera 3

1950s

  1. 1956

    The Kreutzer Sonata

    Director of Photography

  2. 1954

    Bérénice

    Director of Photography

1940s

  1. 1949

    Aux quatre coins

    Director of Photography

Art department 1

1990s

  1. 1990

    Out 1

    Set Designer

Edited 1

1950s

  1. 1954

    Bérénice

    Editor

Created 1

1970s

  1. 1971

    Out 1

    Creator

Appearances13

2020s

  1. 2024

    Cinema Redefined: Jacques Rivette's L'Amour Fou Revisited

    Self

2010s

  1. 2012

    Die Geheimnisse von Paris

    Himself

2000s

  1. 2000

    Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas

    Self

1990s

  1. 1995

    Lumière & Company

    Self

  2. 1990

    Jacques Rivette, the Watchman

    Self - Director

1960s

  1. 1967

    Jean Renoir, le patron, 3e partie: La règle et l'exception

    Self - Interviewer

  2. Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur

    Self - Interviewer

  3. Jean Renoir, le patron, 1re partie: La recherche du relatif

    Self - Interviewer

  4. 1964

    Pour le plaisir

    Self · 1 episode

  5. La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même

    Self

  6. 1963

    The Lovely Month of May

    Self (uncredited)

1950s

  1. 1956

    Fool’s Mate

    Narrator (uncredited)

  2. 1954

    Reflets de Cannes

    Self · 1 episode