Jacques Rivette (1928–2016)

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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

The Beautiful Troublemaker
The Beautiful Troublemaker Director
(1991)
Who Knows?
Who Knows? Director
(2001)
L'amour fou
L'amour fou Director
(1969)
The Gang of Four
The Gang of Four Director
(1989)
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 2001 Who Knows?
 1995 Lumière and Company (Documentary) (segment "Jacques Rivette/Paris")
 1992 Divertimento
 1981 Paris Goes Away (Short)
 1976 Noroît
 1976 Duelle
 1973 Essai sur l'agression (Short)
 1971 Out 1
 1969 L'amour fou
 1966 The Nun
 1956 Fool's Mate (Short)
 1952 The Diversion (Short)
 1950 The Quadrille (Short)
 1949 At the Four Corners (Short)
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1 Biographical Movie | 5 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

J. Rivette | Rivette

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Marilù Parolini  (divorced) | See more »
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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 »

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His 10 favourite movies are: The Life of Oharu (1952), Germany Year Zero (1948), True Heart Susie (1919), Sunrise (1927), The River (1951), Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944) and Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1958) (tied for the sixth place), L'Atalante (1934), Day of Wrath (1943), Monsieur Verdoux (1947) and Confidential Report (1955). See more »

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Usually directs movies of considerable length See more »

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