Suzanne Simonin, la religieuse de Denis Diderot

Jacques Rivette

(Rouen, France, 1928 - Paris, France, 2016) became involved in cinema as a critic for "Cahiers du cinema." Toward the end of the 1950's he became one of the promoters of the nouvelle vague, both as a theoretician and as a moviemaker. After working as an assistant to Becker, he debuted in 1960 with Paris Nous Appartient, the start of a reflection on the relationship between theater (or art in general) and life, which will be a hallmark of his entire oeuvre. Rivette became acquainted with both success and censorship with Suzanne Simonin, la Religieuse de Diderot in 1966. From L'Amour fou (1967) - presented in a restored version in 2023 - to his last works in 2000s he has established himself as one of the true masters of modern cinema.

FILMOGRAFIA

Le coup du berger (cm, 1956), Paris nous appartient (1960), Suzanne Simonin, le religieuse de Diderot (Susanna Simonin, la religiosa, 1966), L'amour fou (1968), Out 1 Noli me tangere (1970), Out 1 Spectre (1971), Céline et Julie vont en bateau (1974), Duelle (1976), Noroît (1976), Merry-Go-Round (1981), Le Pont du Nord (1981), Paris s'en va (1981), L'amour par terre (L'amore in pezzi, 1984), Hurlevent (1985), La bande des quatre (Una recita a quattro, 1989), La Belle noiseuse (La bella scontrosa, 1991), Jeanne la Pucelle Les Batailles (Giovanna d'Arco. Prima parte, 1994), Jeanne la Pulcelle Les Prisons (Giovanna d'Arco, il processo. Seconda parte, 1994), Haut bas fragile (Alto basso fragile, 1995), Secret Defense (1998), Va savoir! (Chi lo sa?, 2000), Histoire de Marie et Julien (2002), Ne Touchez Pas la Hache (La duchessa di Langeais, 2006), 36 vues du Pic Saint-Loup (Questione di punti di vista, 2009).