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When I talk about ideas, I really mean ideas of mise en scène or—if I were to be shocking about it— of framing, or the way shots are put together, which these days are the only ideas whose profundity I wish to recognize.

Jacques Rivette

Jacques Rivette

Jacques Rivette

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Born: March 1, 1928

Died: January 29, 2016 (aged 87)

Bio: Jacques Rivette was a French film director and film critic most commonly associated with the French New Wave and the film magazine Cahiers du Cinéma.

Known for:

Out 1 (1971)
The Beautiful Troublemaker (1991)
Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)
Paris Belongs to Us (1961)
Duelle (1976)

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