Jacques Rivette

Jacques Rivette

1928-03-01

Biography

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.

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Paris Belongs to Us

Paris Belongs to Us

6.5

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

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

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The Lovely Month of May

The Lovely Month of May

8.0

Up, Down, Fragile

Up, Down, Fragile

7.1

Fool’s Mate

Fool’s Mate

6.6

The Glass Castle

The Glass Castle

5.6

Merry-Go-Round

Merry-Go-Round

6.9

La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même

La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même

6.0

Festivals 66 Cinéma 67

Festivals 66 Cinéma 67

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Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas

Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas

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The Mysteries of Paris: Jacques Rivette’s Out 1 Revisited

The Mysteries of Paris: Jacques Rivette’s Out 1 Revisited

6.3

Conversation entre Jean-Luc Godard et Jacques Rivette

Conversation entre Jean-Luc Godard et Jacques Rivette

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Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke

Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke

5.0

Jean Renoir parle de son art

Jean Renoir parle de son art

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Short Memory

Short Memory

4.8

Jacques Rivette, the Watchman

Jacques Rivette, the Watchman

6.0

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

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

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

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

10.0

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

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

9.0