Jacques Rivette, le veilleur (1994)

- Directed by
- Claire Denis
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 2h 05m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb

The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary profiles film director Jacques Rivette through an interview format. The film is split into two parts covering his life and work.
reflectiveintimatethoughtfulmeasuredconversationalcontemplativeobservationalquiet
What happens
Jacques Rivette, le veilleur (English: Jacques Rivette, the nightwatchman) is a 1990 French television documentary film directed by Claire Denis and Serge Daney. Chronicling the life of film critic and director Jacques Rivette, it is an episode of the long running French TV show Cinéma, de notre temps, which profiles the lives of film directors. It was directed by Denis, with Daney acting as the interviewer. It was made in 1990 and first broadcast on Arte on 24 February 1994. It is broken up into two parts: Le Jour (70 minutes) and La Nuit (54 minutes). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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