Jacques Rivette

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.

Known for

The Lovely Month of May

Jacques Rivette, the Watchman

24 February 1990

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

1 July 2016

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

22 January 1967

La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même

19 May 1964

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2024	Cinema Redefined: Jacques Rivette's L'Amour Fou Revisited	Self
2017	Conversation entre Jean-Luc Godard et Jacques Rivette
2016	The Mysteries of Paris: Jacques Rivette's Out 1 Revisited	Self (archive footage)
2000	Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas	Self
1995	Up, Down, Fragile	Man at Crepe/Hot Dog Stand
1990	Jacques Rivette, the Watchman	Self - Director
1982	Short Memory	Marcel Jaucourt
1981	Merry-Go-Round	Man entering car (cameo)
1970	Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke	Jacques Rivette
1967	Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur	Self - Interviewer
1967	Jean Renoir, le patron, 1re partie: La recherche du relatif	Self - Interviewer
1967	Jean Renoir, le patron, 3e partie: La règle et l'exception	Self - Interviewer
1967	Festivals 66 Cinéma 67	Self
1964	La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même	Self
1963	The Lovely Month of May	Self (uncredited)
1961	Jean Renoir parle de son art	Interviewer
1956	Fool's Mate	Narrator (uncredited)
1950	The Glass Castle	Un voyageur qui sort de la Gare de l'Est (uncredited)

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2009	Around a Small Mountain	Director
2007	The Duchess of Langeais	Director
2007	The Duchess of Langeais	Writer
2004	Their First Films	Director
2003	The Story of Marie and Julien	Director
2003	The Story of Marie and Julien	Writer
2001	Va Savoir (Who Knows?)	Scenario Writer
2001	Va Savoir (Who Knows?)	Director
1998	Secret Defense	Director
1998	Secret Defense	Scenario Writer
1998	Secret Defense	Writer
1995	Lumière and Company	Director
1995	Up, Down, Fragile	Director
1995	Up, Down, Fragile	Writer
1994	Joan the Maid I: The Battles	Director
1994	Joan the Maid II: The Prisons	Director
1994	Joan the Maid	Writer
1994	Joan the Maid	Director
1992	La Belle Noiseuse : Divertimento	Writer
1992	La Belle Noiseuse : Divertimento	Director
1991	La Belle Noiseuse	Screenplay
1991	La Belle Noiseuse	Director
1989	Gang of Four	Scenario Writer
1989	Gang of Four	Director
1989	Gang of Four	Writer
1985	Wuthering Heights	Screenplay
1985	Wuthering Heights	Director
1984	Love on the Ground	Director
1984	Love on the Ground	Writer
1982	Le Pont du Nord	Scenario Writer
1982	Le Pont du Nord	Director
1982	Le Pont du Nord	Writer
1981	Merry-Go-Round	Director
1981	Merry-Go-Round	Writer
1981	Paris s'en va	Director
1981	Paris s'en va	Writer
1976	Duelle	Director
1976	Duelle	Writer
1976	Noroît	Director
1976	Noroît	Writer
1976	Noroît	Dialogue
1974	Céline and Julie Go Boating	Director
1974	Céline and Julie Go Boating	Writer
1972	Out 1: Spectre	Director
1972	Out 1: Spectre	Writer
1971	Out 1	Writer
1971	Out 1	Director
1971	Out 1	Set Designer
1971	Out 1	Writer
1971	Out 1	Director
1971	Out 1	Creator
1969	L'Amour fou	Director
1969	L'Amour fou	Dialogue
1967	Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur	Producer
1967	Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur	Director
1967	Jean Renoir, le patron, 1re partie: La recherche du relatif	Producer
1967	Jean Renoir, le patron, 1re partie: La recherche du relatif	Director
1967	Jean Renoir, le patron, 3e partie: La règle et l'exception	Producer
1967	Jean Renoir, le patron, 3e partie: La règle et l'exception	Director
1966	The Nun	Writer
1966	The Nun	Director
1961	Paris Belongs to Us	Director
1961	Paris Belongs to Us	Writer
1956	Fool's Mate	Director
1956	Fool's Mate	Writer
1956	The Kreutzer Sonata	Director of Photography
1954	Bérénice	Editor
1954	Bérénice	Director of Photography
1952	The Diversion	Director
1950	The Quadrille	Director
1949	Aux quatre coins	Director of Photography
1949	Aux quatre coins	Writer
1949	Aux quatre coins	Director