As a pioneer of the French New Wave, Jacques Rivette was one of a group of directors who permanently altered the world's perception of cinema by taking the camera out of the studios and into the streets. His films, including "Paris nous appartient", "Out 1: Noli me tangere", "Ce…
As a pioneer of the French New Wave, Jacques Rivette was one of a group of directors who permanently altered the world's perception of cinema by taking the camera out of the studios and into the streets. His films, including "Paris nous appartient", "Out 1: Noli me tangere", "Ce…
As a pioneer of the French New Wave, Jacques Rivette was one of a group of directors who permanently altered the world's perception of cinema by taking the camera out of the studios and into the streets. His films, including "Paris nous appartient", "Out 1: Noli me tangere", "Ce…
A history of the French new wave cinema
Jacques Rivette is perhaps the best-kept secret of French cinema. Starting with his decisively influential film criticism of the 1950s, this title moves from the "New Wave" through the complex, experimental films of the 1970s to the challenging, playful dramas which ensured his …
'Jacques Rivette is perhaps the best-kept secret of French cinema. A founding figure in the New Wave, and at the centre of the Cahiers du cinéma team, he developed into one of the most unusual and adventurous French directors of the last sixty years, yet his work remains little-…
"Smith and Morrey take a thematic approach, offering detailed discussion of key elements of Rivette's film world, including games, conspiracy and jealousy as well as a study of what Rivette's cinema adds to our understanding of key theoretical concepts in film studies, such as n…