Directing
Jacques Rivette
Born March 1, 1928 Died January 29, 2016 (Age 87)Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France97 Credits
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.…
