Jacques Rivette Movies

  • 2007
    The Duchess of Langeais

    The Duchess of Langeais

    The Duchess of Langeais

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    At a Spanish cloister, a celebrated French general of the Napoleonic Wars recognizes the voice of one of the nuns and recalls how, five years ago,...

    The Duchess of Langeais
  • 1989
    Gang of Four

    Gang of Four

    Gang of Four

    6.81989HD

    Anna, Joyce, Claude, and Cécile are four young actresses sharing a Paris apartment while attending intense acting workshops led by their...

    Gang of Four
  • 1994
    Joan the Maid II: The Prisons

    Joan the Maid II: The Prisons

    Joan the Maid II: The Prisons

    71994HD

    Jeanne has succeeded in lifting the siege of Orléans and Charles has been crowned King of France. However, she is injured in an attempt to...

    Joan the Maid II: The Prisons
  • 1984
    Love on the Ground

    Love on the Ground

    Love on the Ground

    5.81984HD

    A playwright offers two actress friends the chance to appear in his new, unfinished play, which consists of only one female part.

    Love on the Ground
  • 1990
    Jacques Rivette, the Watchman

    Jacques Rivette, the Watchman

    Jacques Rivette, the Watchman

    6.61990HD

    This film of interviews with the film director Jacques Rivette was produced in collaboration with Serge Daney, film critic from “Cahiers du...

    Jacques Rivette, the Watchman
  • 1973
    Out 1: Spectre

    Out 1: Spectre

    Out 1: Spectre

    6.51973HD

    Out 1: Spectre begins as nothing more than scenes from Parisian life; only as time goes by do we realize that there is a plot—perhaps playful,...

    Out 1: Spectre
  • 1998
    Secret Defense

    Secret Defense

    Secret Defense

    6.31998HD

    After biologist Sylvie discovers her brother Paul trying to steal a gun from her lab, he explains that he wishes to avenge the death of their father...

    Secret Defense
  • 1949
    Aux quatre coins

    Aux quatre coins

    Aux quatre coins

    81949HD

    Considered by Jacques Rivette as “practice films”, these early images offer us a view of the beginning of his artistic journey. AUX...

    Aux quatre coins
  • 1995
    Up, Down, Fragile

    Up, Down, Fragile

    Up, Down, Fragile

    7.21995HD

    A librarian, a gangster's ex-lover, and a woman who has recovered from a coma spend an eye-opening summer in Paris.

    Up, Down, Fragile
  • 1961
    Paris Belongs to Us

    Paris Belongs to Us

    Paris Belongs to Us

    6.61961HD

    A young woman joins a theatrical troupe where she slowly believes that the director is involved with a secret group and that he is in grave danger.

    Paris Belongs to Us
  • 1950
    Le quadrille

    Le quadrille

    Le quadrille

    71950HD

    The film features five actors, two women and three men. According to Rivette, “It ran 40 minutes and nothing happens. It’s just four...

    Le quadrille
  • 1967
    Jean Renoir, le patron, 1re partie: La recherche du relatif

    Jean Renoir, le patron, 1re partie: La recherche du relatif

    Jean Renoir, le patron, 1re partie: La recherche du relatif

    8.31967HD

    The first of three documentaries by Rivette on Jean Renoir.

    Jean Renoir, le patron, 1re partie: La recherche du relatif
  • 1956
    Fool’s Mate

    Fool’s Mate

    Fool’s Mate

    6.61956HD

    Claire is a chic young Parisian woman married to a somewhat older husband, Jean. Claire meets her lover, Claude, at his apartment, where he gifts her...

    Fool’s Mate
  • 1981
    Paris s'en va

    Paris s'en va

    Paris s'en va

    5.61981HD

    Before Le Pont du Nord Rivette films Paris s'en va, a short film of approximately 25 minutes. He works with the same actors and the same technical...

    Paris s'en va
  • 1961
    Jean Renoir parle de son art

    Jean Renoir parle de son art

    Jean Renoir parle de son art

    01961HD

    Three-part interview with French film director Jean Renoir, conducted by French New Wave director Jacques Rivette.

    Jean Renoir parle de son art
  • 1956
    The Kreutzer Sonata

    The Kreutzer Sonata

    The Kreutzer Sonata

    6.11956HD

    Some time after marrying a sensual girl, Pozdnychev realizes the only link to his spouse is that of physical love. When a violinist with whom his...

    The Kreutzer Sonata
  • 1967
    Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur

    Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur

    Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur

    81967HD

    Second in the documentary trilogy from mastermind Jacques Rivette, featuring a conversation between Jean Renoir and Michel Simon, who celebrate their...

    Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur
  • 1952
    The Diversion

    The Diversion

    The Diversion

    71952HD

    Paris rendered as a labyrinth of intrigues. Filmed in Parisian parks and on a terrace, LE DIVERTISSEMENT foreshadows the labyrinthine walks that...

    The Diversion
  • 1964
    La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même

    La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même

    La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même

    81964HD

    Made for Cinéastes de notre temps series. In 1964, several French New Wave auteurs discuss the success and crisis of the wave. Featuring...

    La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
  • 1967
    Jean Renoir, le patron, 3e partie: La règle et l'exception

    Jean Renoir, le patron, 3e partie: La règle et l'exception

    Jean Renoir, le patron, 3e partie: La règle et l'exception

    01967HD

    In the third part of a Cinéastes triptych on Jean Renoir, the director sits alone in a cinema analyzing scenes from La Marseillaise and The...

    Jean Renoir, le patron, 3e partie: La règle et l'exception