Portrait of Jacques Rivette

Directing

Jacques Rivette

Career

Active from 1949 to 2009, busiest in 1967 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for La Belle Noiseuse
La Belle Noiseuse
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jacques Rivette Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.7, average 3.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 6
  • French Cinema 5
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Slow Burn 3
  • Avant-Garde 3
  • Philosophical 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Social Satire 2
  • French New Wave 2
  • Psychological Mystery 2
  • Meta-Narrative 2
  • Revenge Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

6 titles · average score 62
Around a Small Mountain
Around a Small Mountain (2009)
GoodWatch score 55

Director, Screenplay

The Duchess of Langeais
The Duchess of Langeais (2007)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer, Director

Their First Films
Their First Films (2004)

Director

The Story of Marie and Julien
The Story of Marie and Julien (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Writer

Va Savoir (Who Knows?)
Va Savoir (Who Knows?) (2001)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Scenario Writer

Va savoir+
Va savoir+ (2001)

Director, Writer

1990s

8 titles · average score 80
Secret Defense
Secret Defense (1998)
GoodWatch score 78

Director, Scenario Writer

Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company (1995)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Up, Down, Fragile
Up, Down, Fragile (1995)
GoodWatch score 88

as Man at Crepe/Hot Dog Stand

Joan the Maid I: The Battles
Joan the Maid I: The Battles (1994)
GoodWatch score 80

as Priest (uncredited)

Joan the Maid II: The Prisons
Joan the Maid II: The Prisons (1994)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

La Belle Noiseuse: Divertimento
La Belle Noiseuse: Divertimento (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer, Director

La Belle Noiseuse
La Belle Noiseuse (1991)
GoodWatch score 89

Screenplay, Director

Out 1
Out 1 (1990)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Set Designer

1980s

7 titles · average score 70
Gang of Four
Gang of Four (1989)
GoodWatch score 86

Writer, Director

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (1985)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Screenplay

Love on the Ground
Love on the Ground (1984)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer, Director

Le Pont du Nord
Le Pont du Nord (1982)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Director

Short Memory
Short Memory (1982)

as Marcel Jaucourt

Merry-Go-Round
Merry-Go-Round (1981)
GoodWatch score 62

as Man entering car (cameo)

Paris s'en va
Paris s'en va (1981)

Director, Writer

1970s

5 titles · average score 67
Duelle (Une Quarantaine)
Duelle (Une Quarantaine) (1976)
GoodWatch score 52

Writer, Director

Noroît (Une Vengeance)
Noroît (Une Vengeance) (1976)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer, Dialogue

Céline and Julie Go Boating
Céline and Julie Go Boating (1974)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Scenario Writer

Out 1: Spectre
Out 1: Spectre (1973)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Writer

Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke
Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke (1970)

as Jacques Rivette

1960s

7 titles · average score 78
L'Amour fou
L'Amour fou (1969)
GoodWatch score 88

Director, Dialogue

The Nun
The Nun (1967)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Writer

Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur
Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur (1967)

Director, Producer

Jean Renoir, le patron, 1re partie: La recherche du relatif
Jean Renoir, le patron, 1re partie: La recherche du relatif (1967)

Producer, Director

Jean Renoir, le patron, 3e partie: La règle et l'exception
Jean Renoir, le patron, 3e partie: La règle et l'exception (1967)

Director, Producer

Paris Belongs to Us
Paris Belongs to Us (1961)
GoodWatch score 73

as A man at the party (uncredited)

Jean Renoir parle de son art
Jean Renoir parle de son art (1961)

as Interviewer

1950s

6 titles · average score 62
Fool’s Mate
Fool’s Mate (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

as Narrator (uncredited)

The Kreutzer Sonata
The Kreutzer Sonata (1956)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Bérénice
Bérénice (1954)
GoodWatch score 59

Editor, Director of Photography

The Diversion
The Diversion (1952)

Director

Le quadrille
Le quadrille (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

as Un voyageur qui sort de la Gare de l'Est (uncredited)

1940s

1 title
Aux quatre coins
Aux quatre coins (1949)

Director, Writer