Born March 1, 1928· Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
† Died January 29, 2016
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Emerging from a Rouen family of pharmacists, Rivette briefly studied literature before abandoning formal training to immerse himself in the Cinémathèque Française, where he joined future New Wave peers and began writing for Cahiers du Cinéma in 1953. After producing early shorts such as Le Coup de Berger, he directed his first feature, Paris Belongs to Us, released in 1961, and later challenged ce…
