Rivette, a New Wave original from a half-century ago, now seventy-nine years old, creates an atmosphere of unrivalled stillness.

NEWYORKER: The Duchess of Langeais

This nearly lost film by Jacques Rivette, from 1981, captures the visions and moods of a nearly lost Paris and of a mode of thought that was also on its way out.

NEWYORKER: Le Pont du Nord

Along with Jean-Luc Godard, Francois Truffaut, Claude Chabrol and Jacques Rivette, all former film critics, he helped pioneer an informal film movement that turned traditional notions of narrative and style on their head.

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