As Director, As Writer
The Duchess of Langeais
2007
5.3
Jacques Rivette
Acting
Birth date
March 1, 1928
Birth place
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Death date
January 29, 2016
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.
Featured in
As Director, As Writer
The Story of Marie and Julien
2003
6.4
As Director
Va Savoir (Who Knows?)
2001
6.4
As Director, As Writer
Secret Defense
1998
6.3
As Director, As Writer
Up, Down, Fragile
1995
7.1
As Director
Joan the Maid II: The Prisons
1994
6.9
As Director
Joan the Maid I: The Battles
1994
6.8
As Director, As Writer
La Belle Noiseuse: Divertimento
1992
6.5
As Director, As Writer
La Belle Noiseuse
1991
7.3
As Director, As Writer
Out 1
1990
7.3
As Actor
Jacques Rivette, the Watchman
1990
6.0
As Director, As Writer
Gang of Four
1989
6.9
As Director, As Writer
Wuthering Heights
1985
6.9
As Director, As Writer
Love on the Ground
1984
6.1
As Director, As Writer
Le Pont du Nord
1982
6.8
As Actor
Short Memory
1982
4.8
As Director, As Writer
Merry-Go-Round
1981
6.9
As Director, As Writer
Noroît
1976
7.1
As Director, As Writer
Duelle
1976
6.8
As Director, As Writer
The Nun
1967
7.1