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Jacques Rivette (1928–2016)

Although François Truffaut has written that the New Wave began "thanks to Rivette," the films of this masterful French director are not well known. Rivette, like his "Cahiers du Cinéma" colleagues Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Claude Chabrol and Éric Rohmer, did graduate to filmmaking but, like Rohmer, was something of a late bloomer as a director. ... See full bio »

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(age 87) in Paris, France
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Known For

La belle noiseuse
La belle noiseuse Director
(1991)
The Gang of Four
The Gang of Four Director
(1989)
Va Savoir (Who Knows?)
Va Savoir (Who Knows?) Director
(2001)
L'amour fou
L'amour fou Director
(1969)
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 1995 Lumière et compagnie (Documentary) (segment "Jacques Rivette/Paris")
 1992 Divertimento
 1981 Paris s'en va (Short)
 1976 Noroît
 1976 Duelle
 1974 Essai sur l'agression (Short)
 1969 L'amour fou
 1966 The Nun
 1956 Le coup du berger (Short)
 1950 Le quadrille (Short)
 1949 Aux quatre coins (Short)
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J. Rivette | Rivette
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[on television] I have no relation with television. It's not a willed refusal. First, because I'm never at home; there too, it's a question of lifestyle. I have on occasion seen films on television at friends' homes, and since I'm not used to it, I've always had the impression that I was not watching the film, that I was seeing something else, a reflection . . . It was not a real connection! I ... See more »

Trivia:

His main sources of inspiration for L'amour fou (1969) were Les idoles (1968) (which starred the same actress, Bulle Ogier) and Pirandello's play 'To Find Oneself', of which he had attended a stage performance with Delphine Seyrig. See more »

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Usually directs movies of considerable length See more »

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