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Jacques Rivette - what members say


  • Va Savoir
  • Va Savoir review by Zamy from LONDON
    Rated - 4 stars 4 August 2004
    ...ry difficult to relax into watching it. A difficult and challenging film maker, Jacques Rivette did not take me with him on this one, I'm afraid. So my 4 stars are more a refl...  
  • Histoires De Marie Et Julien
  • Histoires De Marie Et Julien review by from leamington
    Rated - 1 stars Slower than Easter Monday traffic 17 May 2005
    ...while sitting on a bed of sharpened nails - it will help you to keep awake. All Jacques Rivette?s films make a snail look like a cheetah on speed but this one is a record brea...  
  • La Belle Noiseuse
  • La Belle Noiseuse review by from Yorkshire
    Rated - 1 stars Not for everyone 3 February 2004
    ...e result is French cinema at its most stereotypical. I would recommend watching Jacques Rivette’s next project, "Diveritimento", instead, which is comprised completely of outt...  

Jacques Rivette - filmography


  • Don't Touch The Axe on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Jeanne Balibar,  Guillaume Depardieu,  Michel Piccoli
    Director: Jacques Rivette
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    Set during the Restoration, when society was dominated by hypocrisy, the importance of appearances and money, the film follows the ups and downs of a doomed love story, with a blend of passion and revenge between General Montriveau and the Duchesse de Langeais.
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 45% from 482 members
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  • Don't Touch The Axe to Watch Now (2007)
    Starring: Jeanne Balibar,  Guillaume Depardieu,  Bulle Ogier
    Director: Jacques Rivette
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 100 minutes
    In Majorca, in 1823, a French general, Armand de Montriveau, overhears a cloistered nun singing in a chapel; he insists on speaking to her. She is Antoinette, for five years he has searched for her. Flash back to their meeting in Paris, he recently returned from Africa, she married and part of the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 9 members
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Jacques Rivette facts

5 most recent films

Don't Touch The Axe - 2.0 stars
Histoires De Marie Et Julien - 2.5 stars
Va Savoir - 2.5 stars
Secret Defense - 3.0 stars
Jeanne La Pucelle - The Battles - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Celine And Julie Go Boating - 3.5 stars
Paris Nous Appartient - 3.0 stars
La Belle Noiseuse - 3.0 stars
Gang Of Four - 3.0 stars
Love On The Ground - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Wuthering Heights - 2.5 stars
Secret Defense - 3.0 stars
Jeanne La Pucelle - The Battles - 3.0 stars
Jeanne La Pucelle - The Prisons - 3.5 stars
Don't Touch The Axe - 2.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Bulle Ogier - 4 times - show films
Jeanne Balibar - 3 times - show films
Sandrine Bonnaire - 3 times - show films
Michel Piccoli - 3 times - show films
Jerzy Radziwilowicz - 2 times - show films