Jacques Rivette

Jacques Rivette
Rivette in 2006
Born	Jacques Pierre Louis Rivette (1928-03-01)1 March 1928 Rouen, France
Died	29 January 2016(2016-01-29) (aged 87) Paris, France
Cause of death	Alzheimer's disease
Nationality	French
Occupation	Film director, film critic, theatrical director
Years active	1948–2009
Known for	L'amour fou Out 1 Celine and Julie Go Boating Le Pont du Nord La Belle Noiseuse
Movement	French New Wave
Spouse(s)	Marilù Parolini (divorced) Véronique Manniez-Rivette (his death)
Awards	Sutherland Trophy Grand Prix Prix Méliès

Jacques Rivette (French: [ʒak ʁivɛt]; 1 March 1928 – 29 January 2016) was a French film director and film critic most commonly associated with the French New Wave and the film magazine Cahiers du Cinéma. He made twenty-nine films, including L'amour fou (1969), Out 1 (1971), Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974), and La Belle Noiseuse (1991). His work is noted for its improvisation, loose narratives, and lengthy running times.

Inspired by Jean Cocteau to become a filmmaker, Rivette shot his first short film at age twenty. He moved to Paris to pursue his career, frequenting Henri Langlois' Cinémathèque Française and other ciné-clubs; there, he met François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Éric Rohmer, Claude Chabrol and other future members of the New Wave. Rivette began writing film criticism, and was hired by André Bazin for Cahiers du Cinéma in 1953. In his criticism, he expressed an admiration for American films – especially those of genre directors such as John Ford, Alfred Hitchcock and Nicholas Ray – and was deeply critical of mainstream French cinema. Rivette's articles, admired by his peers, were considered the magazine's best and most aggressive writings, particularly his 1961 article "On Abjection" and his influential series of interviews with film directors co-written with Truffaut. He continued making short films, including Le Coup de Berger, which is often cited as the first New Wave film. Truffaut later credited Rivette with developing the movement.