Jacques Rivette
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-03-01
Day of Death
2016-01-29 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
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
Acting
(2024)
(2017)
(2016)
The Mysteries of Paris: Jacques Rivette's Out 1 Revisited
as Self (archive footage)
(2000)
(1995)
Up, Down, Fragile
as Man at Crepe/Hot Dog Stand
(1990)
Jacques Rivette, the Watchman
as Self - Director
(1982)
Short Memory
as Marcel Jaucourt
(1981)
Merry-Go-Round
as Man entering car (cameo)
(1970)
Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke
as Jacques Rivette
(1967)
Jean Renoir, le patron, 3e partie: La règle et l'exception
as Self - Interviewer
(1967)
Festivals 66 Cinéma 67
as Self
(1967)
Jean Renoir, le patron, 1re partie: La recherche du relatif
as Self - Interviewer
(1967)
Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur
as Self - Interviewer
(1964)
(1963)
The Lovely Month of May
as Self (uncredited)
(1961)
Jean Renoir parle de son art
as Interviewer
(1961)
Paris Belongs to Us
as A man at the party (uncredited)
(1956)
Fool’s Mate
as Narrator (uncredited)
(1950)
The Glass Castle
as Un voyageur qui sort de la Gare de l'Est (uncredited)
Crew
(2025)
Film Study 01
Original Story
(2009)
Around a Small Mountain
Director
(2007)
The Duchess of Langeais
Director, Writer
(2004)
Their First Films
Director
(2003)
The Story of Marie and Julien
Director, Writer
(2001)
Va Savoir (Who Knows?)
Scenario Writer, Director
(1998)
Secret Defense
Director, Scenario Writer, Writer
(1995)
Up, Down, Fragile
Director, Writer
(1995)
Lumière & Company
Director
(1994)
Joan the Maid II: The Prisons
Director
(1994)
Joan the Maid I: The Battles
Director
(1992)
La Belle Noiseuse: Divertimento
Writer, Director
(1991)
La Belle Noiseuse
Screenplay, Director
(1990)
Out 1
Writer, Director, Set Designer
(1989)
Gang of Four
Scenario Writer, Director, Writer
(1985)
Wuthering Heights
Screenplay, Director
(1984)
Love on the Ground
Director, Writer
(1982)
Le Pont du Nord
Scenario Writer, Director, Writer
(1981)
Merry-Go-Round
Director, Writer
(1981)
Paris s'en va
Director, Writer
(1976)
Duelle
Director, Writer
(1976)
Noroît
Director, Writer, Dialogue
(1974)
Céline and Julie Go Boating
Director, Writer
(1973)
Out 1: Spectre
Director, Writer
(1969)
L'Amour fou
Director, Dialogue
(1967)
Jean Renoir, le patron, 3e partie: La règle et l'exception
Producer, Director
(1967)
Jean Renoir, le patron, 1re partie: La recherche du relatif
Producer, Director
(1967)
Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur
Producer, Director
(1966)
The Nun
Writer, Director
(1961)
Paris Belongs to Us
Director, Writer
(1956)
Fool’s Mate
Director, Writer
(1956)
The Kreutzer Sonata
Director of Photography
(1954)
Bérénice
Editor, Director of Photography
(1952)
The Diversion
Director
(1950)
The Quadrille
Director
(1949)
Aux quatre coins
Director of Photography, Writer, Director