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In Praise Of

RIP Jacques Riv­ette – The film­mak­er who helped me to love movies more

31 Jan 2016

Words by David Jenkins

An elderly man in a flat cap, black coat, and trousers, standing on a rocky shore with a seagull by his side, against a mountainous landscape.
An elderly man in a flat cap, black coat, and trousers, standing on a rocky shore with a seagull by his side, against a mountainous landscape.
The French mae­stro has died at the age of 87, and leaves behind him an unim­peach­able canon of work.

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