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Jacques Rivette

French film director, screenwriter and film critic (1928–2016)

8.39body-of-work score · ranked #111 of 2631 directors · 13 films in our library

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Born
March 1, 1928 · Rouen
Died
January 29, 2016 · 6th arrondissement of Paris
Nationality
France
Work
film director, screenwriter, film critic, journalist
Movement
French New Wave
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Jacques Rivette
Raphael Van Sitteren · CC BY-SA 4.0

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    La Belle NoiseuseMust-See #209

    1991 · France / Switzerland · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1992 #1 · Cannes Grand Prix winner 1991 · Kehr's annual top 10 1992 #2

    2.677 citations
  2. 2
    Celine and Julie Go BoatingCéline et Julie vont en bateau

    1974 · France · comedy

    Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #78 · Hoberman's annual top 10 1978 #3 · Criterion Collection spine #1069

    1.165 citations
  3. 3
    Paris Belongs to UsParis nous appartient

    1961 · France · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1961 #3 · Criterion Collection spine #802 · Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.773 citations
  4. 4
    Le Pont du Nord

    1981 · France · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1982 #5 · Film Comment year-end poll 2013 #36 · Kehr's annual top 10 1982 #null

    0.723 citations
  5. 5
    The Duchess of LangeaisNe touchez pas la hache

    2006 · France / Italy · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 2007 #10 · Film Comment year-end poll 2008 #12

    0.562 citations
  6. 6
    The NunSuzanne Simonin, la Religieuse de Diderot

    1966 · France · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1967 #7 · Sarris's annual top 10 1971 #5

    0.532 citations
  7. 7
    Out 1Out 1 : Noli me tangere

    1971 · France · drama

    Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #169 · Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.522 citations
  8. 8
    Gang of FourLa Bande des quatre

    1989 · France / Switzerland · drama, mystery

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1989 #3

    0.501 citation
  9. 9
    Joan the MaidenJeanne la Pucelle

    1994 · France · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1994 #8

    0.321 citation
  10. 10
    36 Views from the Pic Saint-Loup36 vues du pic Saint-Loup

    2009 · France / Italy · drama

    Film Comment year-end poll 2010 #18

    0.241 citation
  11. 11
    Va savoir

    2001 · France / Italy / Germany · drama, comedy, romance

    Sarris's annual top 10 2001 #5

    0.191 citation
  12. 12
    L'amour fou

    1969 · France · romance, drama

    Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.111 citation
  13. 13
    Up, Down, FragileHaut bas fragile

    1995 · France · musical

    Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 30 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.