Directed by:
Jacques RivetteCinematography:
Charles L. BitschComposer:
Philippe ArthuysCast:
Betty Schneider, Giani Esposito, Françoise Prévost, Daniel Crohem, François Maistre, Jean-Claude Brialy, Jean Martin, Henri Poirier, Jean-Luc Godard (more)VOD (2)
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One of the original critics turned filmmakers who helped jump-start the French New Wave, Jacques Rivette began shooting his debut feature in 1958, well before that cinema revolution officially kicked off with The 400 Blows and Breathless. Ultimately released in 1961, the rich and mysterious Paris Belongs to Us offers some of the radical flavor that would define the movement, with a particularly Rivettian twist. The film follows a young literature student (Betty Schneider) who befriends the members of a loose-knit group of twentysomethings in Paris, united by the apparent suicide of an acquaintance. Suffused with a lingering post–World War II disillusionment while also evincing the playfulness and fascination with theatrical performance and conspiracy that would become hallmarks for the director, Paris Belongs to Us marked the provocative start to a brilliant directorial career. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
Betty Schneider
France
Best movies:
My Uncle (1958)
Love in the Afternoon (1957)
Classe tous risques (1960)
Giani Esposito
Belgium
Best movies:
Agence matrimoniale (1952)
Les Misérables (1958)
Jean-Marc ou La vie conjugale (1963)
Françoise Prévost
France
Best movies:
Bon Voyage! (1962)
The Condemned of Altona (1962)
Sign of the Lion (1962)
Daniel Crohem
France
Best movies:
La Dernière Nuit (1981) (TV movie)
The Brain (1969)
Sign of the Lion (1962)
François Maistre
France
Best movies:
The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
Belle de Jour (1967)
Jean-Claude Brialy
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Holy Year (1976)
Jean Martin
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
The Battle of Algiers (1966)
The Wing and the Thigh (1976)
Henri Poirier
France
Best movies:
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)
Asterix vs. Caesar (1985)
Order of the Daisy (1967)
Jean-Luc Godard
France
Best movies:
Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)
My Life to Live (1962)
Breathless (1960)
Jacques Demy
France
Best movies:
The 400 Blows (1959)
Jacquot De Nantes (1991)
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
Claude Chabrol
France
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
Le Beau Serge (1958)
The Seven Deadly Sins (1961)
Malka Ribowska
Poland
Best movies:
Two Men in Town (1973)
Sundays and Cybele (1962)
The Fighting Musketeers (1961)
Paul Bisciglia
Algeria
Best movies:
The Troops of St. Tropez (1964)
Animal (1977)
Asterix vs. Caesar (1985)
André Thorent
France
Best movies:
The Sicilian Clan (1969)
La Métamorphose des cloportes (1965)
Le Samouraï (1967)
Jean-Pierre Delage
Best movies:
Mother (1991)
State Reasons (1978)
Frantic (1988)
Louison Roblin
France
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu (1973)
Cavalrymen (1955)
Jean-Marie Robain
France
Best movies:
Order of the Daisy (1967)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Army of Shadows (1969)
François Robert
Best movies:
La Dernière Nuit (1981) (TV movie)
Fantômas (1980) (series)
Wedding in Blood (1973)