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Jacques Rivette

Director, Writer, Actor, Editor, Producer, Additional Credits
Died January 29, 2016 (87 years)
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
  • Celine and Julie Go Boating
  • The Nun
  • Who Knows?
  • Paris Belongs to Us
  • The Gang of Four
  • The Story of Marie and Julien
  • Duelle
  • The Duchess of Langeais
  • Out 1
  • Le Pont du Nord
  • Fool's Mate
  • Secret Defense
  • Around a Small Mountain
  • Mad Love
  • Joan the Maid 1: The Battles
  • Love on the Ground
  • Joan the Maid 2: The Prisons
  • Divertimento
  • Noroît
  • Up, Down, Fragile
  • Merry-Go-Round
  • Lumière and Company

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