Jacques Rivette

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.

Born:

Mar 1, 1928 In Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Movie/TV Credits:

17

First Appeared:

In the movie The Glass Castle 1950-12-16

Latest Project:

Movie Cinema Redefined: Jacques Rivette's L'Amour Fou Revisited 2024-04-02