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    Merry-Go-Round 1980 POSTER

    Merry-Go-Round

    1980

    French

    6.4

    6

    50%

    50%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Mystery

    Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette Director Joe Dallesandro Joe Dallesandro as Ben Maria Schneider Maria Schneider as Léo Marc Labrousse Marc Labrousse as Le premier complice Pascale Dauman Pascale Dauman as L'infirmière
    New Yorker Ben Phillips and mysterious Léo Hoffmann are strangers who are summoned to Paris by a mutual acquaintance. Upon arrival, they meet and soon find themselves tangled in a complex mystery.
    Joan the Maid 2: The Prisons 1994 POSTER

    Joan the Maid 2: The Prisons

    1994

    French

    7.3

    6

    88%

    83%

    15th century

    Action

    Biography

    Drama

    historical drama

    historical epic

    History

    jeanne d'arc

    joan of arc

    Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette Director Nathalie Richard Nathalie Richard as Catherine de la Rochelle Sandrine Bonnaire Sandrine Bonnaire as Jeanne d'Arc Edith Scob Edith Scob as Jeanne de Béthune David Lowe David Lowe as Un jeune Lord
    Jeanne d'Arc has succeeded in lifting the siege on Orléans and Charles VII has been ordained King of France. However, she is injured in her failed attempt to take Paris, weakening her position at court. When she is finally captured and put on trial, she finds both her life and the sanctity of her body at stake.
    Celine and Julie Go Boating 1974 POSTER

    Celine and Julie Go Boating

    1974

    French

    7.2

    14

    80%

    87%

    Action

    anarchic comedy

    Comedy

    criterion

    Drama

    dramatic

    Fantasy

    mysterious

    Mystery

    Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette Director Philippe Clévenot Philippe Clévenot as Guilou Marie-Thérèse Saussure Marie-Thérèse Saussure as Poupie Marie-France Pisier Marie-France Pisier as Sophie Jean-Claude Biette Jean-Claude Biette as Spectateur au cabaret
    Julie, a daydreaming librarian, meets Céline, an enigmatic magician, and together they become the heroines of a time-warping adventure involving a haunted house, psychotropic candy, and a murder-mystery melodrama.
    Up, Down, Fragile 1995 POSTER

    Up, Down, Fragile

    1995

    French

    7.2

    4

    100%

    84%

    Comedy

    Musical

    Mystery

    Romance

    Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette Director Wilfred Benaïche Wilfred Benaïche as Alfredo Laurence Côte Laurence Côte as Ida Nathalie Richard Nathalie Richard as Ninon Anna Karina Anna Karina as Sarah
    A librarian, a gangster's ex-lover and a woman who has recovered from a coma spend an eye-opening summer in Paris.
    Secret Defense 1998 POSTER

    Secret Defense

    1998

    French

    7.0

    10

    85%

    82%

    Action

    Crime

    death of father

    Drama

    revenge

    subway

    Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette Director Françoise Fabian Françoise Fabian as Geneviève Mark Saporta Mark Saporta as Jules Grégoire Colin Grégoire Colin as Paul Sandrine Bonnaire Sandrine Bonnaire as Sylvie
    After biologist Sylvie discovers her brother Paul trying to steal a gun from her lab, he explains that he wishes to avenge the death of their father whom he suspects died at the hands of his business partner.
    Joan the Maid 1: The Battles 1994 POSTER

    Joan the Maid 1: The Battles

    1994

    French

    7.1

    8

    86%

    82%

    15th century

    Action

    based on true story

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    historical drama

    History

    joan of arc

    orléans

    War

    Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette Director Jean-Pierre Becker Jean-Pierre Becker as Jean d'Aulon Sandrine Bonnaire Sandrine Bonnaire as Jeanne d'Arc Stéphane Boucher Stéphane Boucher as La Hire Mathieu Busson Mathieu Busson as Louis de Coutes
    Convinced that only she can lead France to victory against the invading English, Jeanne d'Arc leaves her childhood home to plead Charles, heir to the French throne, to allow her to guide his troops on the battlefield.
    Le Pont du Nord 1981 POSTER

    Le Pont du Nord

    1981

    French

    6.8

    5

    100%

    76%

    Action

    Adventure

    Crime

    Drama

    Fantasy

    Mystery

    Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette Director Joe Dann Joe Dann as Le joueur de bonneteau Benjamin Baltimore Benjamin Baltimore as Le Max au couteau Steve Baës Steve Baës as Le Max au manteau Antoine Gurevitch Antoine Gurevitch as Trois garçons
    Marie is just out from prison when she runs into Baptiste, a young paranoid needing companionship. In their pursuit of a mysterious briefcase carried by Marie's former lover, they roam the street of Paris, transformed into a giant board game, a maze spotted with mysterious traps, puzzling clues, and chance encounters. Maybe they are bricks in some sinister scheme, maybe they are playing a board game, maybe it's a fairy tale, maybe it's yet something else...
    Fool's Mate 1956 POSTER

    Fool's Mate

    1956

    French

    7.0

    3

    56%

    56%

    Action

    Comedy

    Romance

    short

    short film

    Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette Director Jean-Claude Brialy Jean-Claude Brialy as Claude, l'amant François Truffaut François Truffaut as Un invité à la fête Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard as Un invité à la fête Claude Chabrol Claude Chabrol as Un invité de la surprise-partie
    Claire is a chic young Parisian woman married to a somewhat older husband, Jean As the story opens, she leaves her husband playing baroque music at the piano, telling him she is off to see her sister, Solange. In reality she meets her lover, Claude at his apartment; After some idle chatter and love-making he tells her a story of the shriveled heads that the Jivaro Indians used to give their lovers as tokens of affection but, as she shivers in disgust, he gives her a mink instead. How will they hide it from her husband?
    Noroît 1976 POSTER

    Noroît

    1976

    French

    6.7

    4

    73%

    73%

    Adventure

    demigod

    Drama

    Fantasy

    pirate

    surreal

    Thriller

    Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette Director Carole Laurenty Carole Laurenty as Charlotte Kika Markham Kika Markham as Erika Bernadette Lafont Bernadette Lafont as Giulia Geraldine Chaplin Geraldine Chaplin as Morag
    After her brother was killed by a notorious all-female pirate gang, Morag dedicates her life to bringing the murderers to justice. Soon, she has become an important member of the pirate gang and has begun acquiring the loyalty of key members. Eventually, she makes her move and challenges the leader, a demi-god, known as "The Daughter of the Sun."
    The Gang of Four 1989 POSTER

    The Gang of Four

    1989

    French

    6.8

    5

    Action

    Drama

    Mystery

    Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette Director Nathalie Richard Nathalie Richard as Cécile Laurence Côte Laurence Côte as Claude Irène Jacob Irène Jacob as Marine Françoise Muxel Françoise Muxel as Valérie
    Anna, Joyce, Claude and Lucia are all students under the tutelage of Constance Dumas, a renowned film instructor. Lucia moves in with the other girls. Soon after, she is attacked on the street outside her home and saved by a mysterious stranger.
    Love on the Ground 1984 POSTER

    Love on the Ground

    1984

    French

    6.8

    7

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    Fantasy

    Mystery

    Romance

    Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette Director Isabelle Linnartz Isabelle Linnartz as Béatrice Geraldine Chaplin Geraldine Chaplin as Charlotte Jane Birkin Jane Birkin as Emily Facundo Bo Facundo Bo as Silvano
    A playwright offers two actress friends the chance to appear in his new, unfinished play, which consists of only one female part.
    The Nun 1966 POSTER

    The Nun

    1966

    French

    7.5

    43

    86%

    80%

    Action

    Drama

    lesbian relationship

    nun

    priest

    suicide

    Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette Director Francisco Rabal Francisco Rabal as Dom Morel Liselotte Pulver Liselotte Pulver as Mme de Chelles Micheline Presle Micheline Presle as Mme de Moni Charles Millot Charles Millot as Monsieur Simonin
    In eighteenth-century France, a girl is forced against her will to take vows as a nun. Three mothers superior treat her in radically different ways, ranging from maternal concern, to sadistic persecution, to lesbian desire.
    Duelle 1976 POSTER

    Duelle

    1976

    French

    6.9

    8

    Action

    Drama

    Fantasy

    goddess

    love triangle

    moon

    Mystery

    mystic

    Romance

    surreal

    Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette Director André Dauchy André Dauchy as A l'accordéon Jean Wiener Jean Wiener as Au piano Nicole Garcia Nicole Garcia as Jeanne / Elsa Claire Nadeau Claire Nadeau as Sylvia Stern
    Two enigmatic women, Leni and Viva, separately arrive in Paris, each with a hidden but shared motive. As they navigate the city and their search progresses, various characters become entangled in their conflict, one which increasingly comes to take a fantastical turn. These characters too, driven by their own desires, strive to assert their influence in the struggle. In Paris, drenched in an otherworldly ambiance, an opaque tale of desire and power emerges through mystery and secrets.
    Paris Belongs to Us 1961 POSTER

    Paris Belongs to Us

    1961

    French

    6.7

    7

    86%

    71%

    Action

    Drama

    expatriate

    femme fatale

    Mystery

    paranoia

    paris, france

    pericles

    theater troupe

    Thriller

    Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette Director Giani Esposito Giani Esposito as Gerard Lenz Henri Poirier Henri Poirier as Jean-Val - L'assistant de Gérard Malka Ribowska Malka Ribowska as Tania Fedin Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard as Un homme à la terrasse
    A young woman joins a theatrical troupe where she slowly believes that the director is involved with a secret group and that he is in grave danger.
    La belle noiseuse 1991 POSTER

    La belle noiseuse

    1991

    French

    7.5

    50

    100%

    82%

    Action

    artwork

    country estate

    countryside

    Drama

    eroticism

    painting

    provence

    Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette Director Daphne Goodfellow Daphne Goodfellow as Deux touristes Michel Piccoli Michel Piccoli as Edouard Frenhofer Jane Birkin Jane Birkin as Liz Emmanuelle Béart Emmanuelle Béart as Marianne
    The former famous painter Frenhofer lives quietly with his wife on a countryside residence in the French Provence. When the young artist Nicolas visits him with his girlfriend Marianne, Frenhofer decides to start again the work on a painting he long ago stopped: La Belle Noiseuse. And he wants Marianne as model.
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