Programmed May 2020

Three by Jacques Rivette

Featuring an excerpt from a 1994 profile of Rivette directed by Claire Denis for the series Cinéastes de notre temps Sprawling, labyrinthine, and obsessed with cryptic symbols, conspiracies, and clues, the films of French New Wave titan Jacques Rivette unfold like epic, choose-your-own-adventure puzzles that draw you ever deeper down their loopy, mysterious rabbit holes. Featuring his tantalizing study of postwar disillusionment Paris Belongs to Us , the freewheeling buddy-comedy fantasia Céline and Julie Go Boating , and the mesmerizing portrait of artistic obsession La belle noiseuse , this Rivettian sampler spans three decades (and nearly ten combined hours) in the career of a master for whom moviemaking was a game of surprise and discovery. Added on Thursday, 28 May 2020

Still watchable end to end