
Jacques Rivette
Directing
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

Lumière & Company
Self

Merry-Go-Round
Man entering car (cameo)

Paris Belongs to Us
A man at the party (uncredited)

Joan the Maid I: The Battles
Priest (uncredited)

The Glass Castle
Un voyageur qui sort de la Gare de l'Est (uncredited)

Fool’s Mate
Narrator (uncredited)

The Lovely Month of May
Self (uncredited)

Up, Down, Fragile
Man at Crepe/Hot Dog Stand

Jean Renoir parle de son art
Interviewer

Short Memory
Marcel Jaucourt

Jacques Rivette, the Watchman
Self - Director

Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke
Jacques Rivette




