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Marie Rivière

Screenwriter / Stage Actress / Film Actress / Actress / Film Producer / Cinematographer | * 12/22/1956 (67) | Montreuil (France)
Marie Rivière (French pronunciation: [maʁi ʁivjɛʁ]; born 22 December 1956) is a French actress and filmmaker. She is known for her collaborations with director Éric Rohmer. From a working-class background, Marie Rivière grew up on a housing estate/project in Montreuil before working as a schoolteacher, then as a shop assistant. At 21, having seen L'Amour l'après-midi, she sent a letter and photo to Éric Rohmer. He saw her in his office at Les films du losange, in the presence of Arielle Dombasle and Thierry Lhermitte, and offered her a small role in Perceval le Gallois. Two years later she appeared in Rohmer's The Aviator's Wife, the first in the Comédies et Proverbes series. The Green Ray, in which she played the fragile dreamer Delphine, was a critical and popular success, and won the Golden Lion at Venice. In 1998 she appeared again for Rohmer in Conte d'automne (Autumn Tale), alongside another Rohmer muse, Béatrice Romand. She co-directed her first film in 1993, with Marc Rivière, La Règle du Silence. ()
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Marie Rivière (born 22 December 1956) is a French actress and filmmaker. She is known for her collaborations with director Éric Rohmer.From a working-class background, Marie Rivière grew up on a housing estate/project in Montreuil before working as a schoolteacher, then as a shop assistant. At 21, having seen L'Amour l'après-midi, she sent a letter and photo to Éric Rohmer. He saw her in his office at Les films du losange, in the presence of Arielle Dombasle and Thierry Lhermitte, and offered her a small role in Perceval le Gallois. Two years later she appeared in Rohmer's The Aviator's Wife, the first in the Comédies et Proverbes series. The Green Ray, in which she played the fragile dreamer Delphine, was a critical and popular success, and won the Golden Lion at Venice. In 1998 she appeared again for Rohmer in Conte d'automne (Autumn Tale), alongside another Rohmer muse, Béatrice Romand.She co-directed her first film in 1993, with Marc Rivière, La Règle du Silence.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Movies with Marie Rivière as Actress(52)

as Robert's mother2023 L'Établi
as La mère2023 Just the Two of Us
as Emmanuelle2020 Eva voudrait
as Professor2018 Féminin plurielles
as Mère Anna2016 Down by Love
as Marie-Laure Racine2015 Courted
as Adélaïde2015 This Summer Feeling
as Martine2014 Sex, Love & Therapy
as Jocelyne2013 Bright Days Ahead
as Suzanne2013 El Turrrf
as Nathan's Mother2013 A Castle in Italy
as Aude2010 Memory Lane
as La femme sur la plage2009 Hideaway (Le refuge)
as The costume designer2007 Actresses
as Mère2005 Time to Leave
as La mère de Charlotte2005 Love Is in the Air
as La conductrice2003 Clandestino
as Simone2003 Zéro défaut
as Madame Laurent2001 The Lady and the Duke
as Anne-Marie2000 Girls Can't Swim
as La conseillère d'orientation2000 Samia
as Louise2000 Marie-Line
as La cliente aux bottines fourées1999 Venus Beauty Institute
as Isabelle1998 A Tale of Autumn
as Lucie1993 The Stolen Diary
as Dora1992 A Tale of Winter
as L'arnaqueuse - Swindler1987 Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle
as Delphine1986 The Green Ray
as Anna Daubigny1985 Folie suisse
as Paula1984 Raison perdue
as Anne1981 The Aviator's Wife
as Brigitte1980 Catherine de Heilbronn
as Florence1978 Life the Way It Is
as N°172 / N°1731978 Cinématon
as Pucelle / Dame / Fille de Garin1978 Perceval
as (uncredited)1977 The Devil, Probably

Movies with Marie Rivière as Crew(7)

Camera/Director of Photography2010 In the Company of Éric Rohmer
Directing/Director2010 In the Company of Éric Rohmer
Directing/Director2005 Le Canapé rouge
Writing/Writer2005 Le Canapé rouge
Writing/Writer1986 The Green Ray

Additional Information

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Full Name: Marie Rivière
Citizenship: France
Born: Saturday, 12/22 1956 (December) in Montreuil (France) (current age: 67 years + 97 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: French (FR, native language)
Spouses (current/former): Roger Knobelspiess
Marie Rivière frequently works together with these people:
Éric Rohmer (24x, Crew)
Rosette (19x, Actress)
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (10x, Actress)
Arielle Dombasle (9x, Actress)
Pascal Greggory (7x, Actor)
Mary Stephen (7x, Crew)
Gérard Courant (7x, Crew)
François Ozon (6x, Crew)
Béatrice Romand (6x, Actress)
Louis-Ronan Choisy (6x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:991297, Added: 11/27/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024