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Bibliography

The materials so far available on the site are primarily from English-language sources, a significant hindrance when the filmmaker in question does not work in said language (an irony further underscored when you notice one of the source bibliographies isn't in English, or in French, for that matter). We aim to include more of the contents listed here in the future, in addition to translating non-English language material.

In its current state, the bibliography covers Rivette's own personal writings, primarily for Cahiers du cinema but also Gazette du cinema and Arts. A broader bibliography, covering not only Rivette's output but also writing by others on his films, is in the works.

This bibliography utilizes work done by a number of individuals: Fran Benavente, for Ediciones Intermedio; Jonathan Rosenbaum, Monthly Film Bulletion 511 (August 1976), revised and updated in Rivette: Texts and Interviews. Used with permission.


    Written by Rivette

      Gazette du cinema
        "Nous ne sommes plus innocents" (May 1950), No. 1, p. ?

        (on The Southener) "The southerner de Jean Renoir" (June 1950), No. 2, p. 2

        (on Orphee) "Les Malheurs d'Orphee" (June 1950), No. 2, p. 1

        (on Under Capricorn) "Under Capricorn d'Alfred Hitchcock" (October 1950), No. 4, p. 1

        (on Soviet film) (November 1950), No. 5, p. 3

      Cahiers du cinema
        (on Chtche Droe Leto) (February 1953), No. 20, p. 49-50.

        (on Howard Hawks) (May 1953), No. 23, p. 16-23.
          English translation in Focus on Howard Hawks (Prentice-Hall, 1972), p. 70-77; abridged version in Movie No.5, Dec. 1962, p. 19-20.

        (on I Confess) "L'Art de la fugue" (August-September 1953), No. 27, p. 49-5?.

        (on The Lusty Men) (October 1953), No. 27, p. 59-60.

        (on Madame De . . .) (November 1953), No. 28, p. 49-51.

        interview with Otto Preminger (December 1953), No. 29, p. 7-15.

        (on The Naked Spur) (December 1953), No. 29, p. 60.

        (on Cinemascope) "L'Âge des metteurs en scène" (January 1954), No. 31, p. 45-48.

        interview with Jacques Becker (February 1954), No. 32, p. 3-19

        (on Angel Face) "L'Essentiel" (February 1954), No. 32, p. 42-45.

        interview with Jean Renoir (April 1954), No. 34, p. 3-22; No. 35. May 1954, p. 14-30.
          Abridged English translation in Sight and Sound, July-Sept. 1954, p. 12-17.

        interview with Abel Gance (January 1955), No. 43, p. 6-17.

        (on Roberto Rossellini) "Lettre sur Roberto Rossellini" (April 1955), No. 46, p. 14-24.

        (on Les Mauvaises Rencontres) (November 1955), No. 52, p. 45-47.

        (on Land Of The Pharaohs) (December 1955), No. 53, p. 40-41.

        (on recent American cinema) (Christmas 1955), No 54, p. 17-21.

        interview with Howard Hawks (February 1956), No. 56, p. 4-17.
          English translation in Interviews with Film Directors (Bobbs-Merrill, 1967), p. 187-196.

        (on Frau Im Mond) (March 1956), No. 57, p. 36.

        (on The Trouble With Harry) (April 1956), No. 58, p. 41.

        interview with Joshua Logan (December 1956), No. 65, p. 3-11.

        (discussion on French cinema, with Andre Bazin, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Pierre Kast, Roger Leenhardt, Eric Rohmer, Rivette) "Six personnages en quête d'auteurs, débat sur le cinéma français" (May 1957), No. 71, p. 16-29, 85-90.

        interview with Max Ophuls (June 1957), No. 72, p. 7-25.

        (on Saint Joan) (July 1957), No. 73, p. 38-40.

        (on Beyond A Reasonable Doubt) "La Main" (November 1957), No. 76, p. 48-51.

        interview with Jean Renoir (Christmas 1957), No. 78, p. 11-54.

        (on Jean Renoir) (Christmas 1957), No. 78, p. 65, 78, 82-83, 85.
          English translation in Jean Renoir by Andre Bazin (Simon and Schuster, 1973), p. 223, 224, 260, 272-274, 282-284.

        (on Que Viva Mexico) (January 1958), No. 79, p. 20.

        (on Foolish Wives) (January 1958), No. 79, p.24.

        (on Kenji Mizoguchi) "Mizoguchi vu d'ici" (March 1958), No. 81, p. 28-32.

        (on Bonjour Tristesse) (April 1958), No. 82, p. 52-54.

        (on Sayonara) (May 1958), No. 83, p. 59.

        (on Sommarlek) (June 1958), No. 84, p. 45-47.

        interview with Gene Kelly (July 1958), No. 85, p. 24-31.

        dialogue of Paris Nous Appartient (first sequence) (December 1958), No. 90, p. 59-61.

        (interview with Roberto Rossellini) "Entretien avec Roberto Rossellini" (Jacques Rivette and Fereydoun Hoveyda) (April 1959), No. 94, p. 1-11.

        (on Les 400 Coups) (May 1959), No, 95, p. 37-39.

        (discussion on Hiroshima, Mon Amour with Jean Domarchi, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Jean-Luc Godard, Pierre Kast, Eric Rohmer, Jacques Rivette) "Hiroshima notre amour" (July 1959), No. 97 p. 1-18.

        interview with Fritz Lang (September 1959), No. 99, p. 1-9.

        (on Trial) (November 1959), No. 101, p. 58.

        (on Le Testament d'Orphee) "La Mort aux trousses" (April 1960), No. 106, p. 47-48.
          English translation in Jean Cocteau by Rene Gilson (Crown, 1969), p. 164-165.

        interview with Buster Keaton (September 1960), No. 111, p. 52.

        (on art cinemas) (November 1960), No. 113, p. 45.

        interview with Alexandre Astruc (February 1961), No. 116, p. 3-14.

        (on Kapo) "De l'abjection" (June 1961), No. 120, p. 54-55.

        interview with Alain Resnais and Alain Robbe-Grillet (September 1961), No. 123, p. 1-18.
          English translation in Interviews with Film Directors (Bobbs- Merrill, 1967), p. 371-385

        (on The Hoodlum Priest) "Débarbouillage" (September 1961), No. 123, p. 61.

        (discussion on film criticism) (December 1961), No. 126, p. 1-26.

        (on Splendor in the Grass) "L'Art du présent" (June 1962), No. 132, p. 35-37.

        (on Proces de Jeanne d'Arc (May 1963), No. 143, p. 49.

        (on Machorka-Muff) (July 1963), No. 145, p. 36.

        (on Monsieur Verdoux) (August 1963), No. 146, p. 42-43.

        interview with Roland Barthes (September 1963), No. 147, p. 20-30.

        (discussion on Muriel) (November 1963), No, 149, p. 20-34.

        (on Franju's Judex) (November 1963), No. 149, p. 53.

        (discussion on American cinema) (December 1963-January 1964), Nos. 150-151, p. 12-23.

        (on American directors) (January 1964), No. 151, p. 117-119,128, 131, 133, 137, 144, 152, 162, 164, 175.

        (on Les Enfants Terribles) (February 1964), No. 152, p. 12-14.

        interview with Pierre Boulez (February 1964), No. 152, p. 19-29.

        (on En Compagnie de Max Linder) (February 1964), No. 152, p.76.

        (discussion on Le Journal d'une Femme de Chambre) (April 1964), No. 154, p. 35-42.

        (on Swedish cinema) (May 1964), No. 155, p. 34-35.

        interview with Claude Levy-Strauss (June 1964), No. 156, p. 19-29.

        (on La Donna Scimmia) (October 1964), No. 159, p. 66.

        reply to letter from Rene Clair (January 1965), Nos. 161-162, p. 8.

        (on Paris reception of Gertrud) (February 1965), No. 163, p. 74.

        (on Le Faux Pas, Island of the Blue Dolphin and Soviet film) (March 1964), No. 164, p. 88-89.

        (on Les Pieds Dans Le Platre, Father Goose, The Troublemaker and The Unsinkable Molly Brown) (April 1965), No. 165, p. 79-80.

        (on Ring of Spies) (May-June 1965), Nos. 166-167, p. 142.

        interview with Marcel Pagnol (December 1965), No. 173, p. 24-36.

        interview with members of Pagnol's crew (December 1965), No. 173, p. 56-62.

        interview with Jean Renoir (for TV broadcasts) (January 1967), No. 186, p. 22-26 .

        interview with Vera Chytilova (February 1968), No. 198, p. 46-57, 72-73.

        press conference on l'affaire Henri Langlois (March 1968), No. 199, p. 34-44 .

        interview with Philippe Garrel (September 1968), No. 204, p. 44-54, 63.

        interview with Shirley Clarke (October 1968), No. 205, p. 20-32, 60-61.

        (on Czech films) (January 1969), No. 208, p. 65-66.

        interview with Walerian Borowcyzk (February 1969), No. 209, p. 30-42, 58-61.

        (on Grazie Zia) (February 1969), No. 209, p. 63.

        (discussion on montage with Jacques Rivette, Sylvie Pierre and Jean Narboni) "Montage" (March 1969), No. 210, p. 16-35.

        interview with Louis Malle (April 1969), No. 211, p. 27-34, 60-61.

        (on Play Dirty, The Touchables and Soviet film) (April 1969), No. 211, p. 64-65.

        (on Bice Skoro Propest Sveta) (June 1969), No. 213, p. 65.

        (on Dieu a Choisi Paris) (October 1969), No. 216, p. 63.

        interview with Marguerite Duras (November 1969), No. 217, p. 45-57.

      Arts
        (on recent American cinema) (October 19, 1955), No. 538.

        (on Eisenstein) (March 28, 1956), No. 561.

        (on the Tours Festival) (November 27, 1957), No. 646

      Additional Publications
        (on Kenji Mizoguchi) Cine-club du quartier Latin No.4 (date unknown).

        preface to Qu'est-ceque le cinema?, vol. IV by Andre Bazin (Editions du Cerf, 1962), p. 7-8.

        Paris gehort Uns [script of Paris Nous Appartient in German] (Neue Filmkunst, 1968).

        (on Henri Langlois and the Cinematheque Francaise) Le Monde, (January 21, 1977), p. 15.




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