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.

Marie Rivière
Born (1956-12-22) 22 December 1956 (age 67)
Occupation(s)Actress, director, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, producer
Years active1978–present

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,[1] 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.

Filmography edit

Year Title Role Director Notes
1978 Perceval le Gallois Garin's daughter Éric Rohmer
La vie comme ça Florence Jean-Claude Brisseau TV movie
1979 Confidences pour confidences A student Pascal Thomas
1980 Catherine de Heilbronn Brigitte Éric Rohmer (2) TV movie
1981 The Aviator's Wife Anne Éric Rohmer (3)
La vie des autres Catherine Sarrazin Jean-Pierre Prévost TV series (1 episode)
1982 Chassé-croisé Arielle Dombasle
1983 Life Is a Bed of Roses Alain Resnais
Rosette sort le soir Marie Rosette Short
1984 Raison perdue Paula Michel Favart TV movie
1985 Folie suisse Anna Daubigny Christine Lipinska
Rosette vend des roses Rosette's friend Rosette (2) Short
1986 The Green Ray Delphine Éric Rohmer (4) Also writer
Venice Film Festival - Pasinetti Award for Best Actress
La Barbe-bleue The dead Alain Ferrari TV movie
Le rire de Caïn Marcel Moussy TV mini-series
1987 Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle Swindler Éric Rohmer (5)
Rosette cherche une chambre Florence Rosette (3) Short
Côté nuit Jean-Baptiste Huber Short
La nuit du coucou Françoise Michel Favart (2) TV movie
1988 Le bonheur se porte large Isabelle Alex Métayer
Rosette vole les voleurs Rosette's friend Rosette (4) Short
Les lutteurs immobiles Judith André Farwagi TV movie
1989 Papa est parti, maman aussi The mother Christine Lipinska (2)
1990 Les bottes de sept lieues Hervé Baslé TV movie
1991 Le sommeil d'Adrien Caroline Champetier Short
Paparoff Didier Albert TV series (1 episode)
1992 A Tale of Winter Dora Éric Rohmer (6)
Le cahier volé Lucie Christine Lipinska (3)
1993 Couples et amants Juliette John Lvoff
1995 Muriel fait le désespoir de ses parents Muriel's Mum Philippe Faucon
Sept en attente Françoise Etchegaray
La règle du silence Co-director Marie & Marc Rivière TV movie
1996 Les jumeaux Mother Catherine Klein Short
1998 Autumn Tale Isabelle Éric Rohmer (7)
1999 Venus Beauty Institute The client with boots Tonie Marshall
2000 Girls Can't Swim Anne-Marie Anne-Sophie Birot
Marie-Line Louise Mehdi Charef
Samia The counselor Philippe Faucon (2)
2001 The Lady and the Duke Madame Laurent Éric Rohmer (8)
Le temps qu'il fait Nicolas Leclère Short
L'interpellation Hélène Brunel Marco Pauly TV movie
2003 Zéro défaut Simone Pierre Schoeller
Clandestino The driver Paule Muxel
Anna, 3 kilos 2 Laurette Polmanss Short
Un autre homme Catherine Klein (2) Short
2005 Time to Leave The mother François Ozon
Love Is in the Air Charlotte's mother Rémi Bezançon
Le canapé rouge The woman Éric Rohmer (9) Short
2007 Actrices The costume designer Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Romance of Astree and Celadon Céladon's mother Éric Rohmer (10)
Femme femme Annie Marina Deak Short
2009 The Refuge The woman on the beach François Ozon (2)
Adresse inconnue Adèle Fontaine Alain Wermus TV series (1 episode)
2010 Memory Lane Aude Mikhaël Hers
2011 La noyée Elise Mathieu Hippeau Short
2012 El Turrrf Suzanne Louis-Ronan Choisy Short
Sous la neige Mother Aurélien Héraud Short
Lupa Clémentine Poidatz Short
2013 Bright Days Ahead Jocelyne Marion Vernoux
A Castle in Italy Nathan's mother Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (2)
Où je mets ma pudeur The teacher Sébastien Bailly Short
La peur The teacher Grégoire Pontécaille Short
2014 The Missionaries Martine Tonie Marshall (2)
Madeleine et les deux Apaches Madeleine Christelle Lheureux Short
Petit lapin Eva's mother Hubert Viel Short
2015 Courted Marie-Laure Racine Christian Vincent
This Summer Feeling Adélaïde Mikhaël Hers (2)
Deux femmes au cinéma Mathieu Hippeau (2) Short
2016 Down by Love Anna's mother Pierre Godeau

Theater edit

Year Title Author Director
1979 Das Käthchen von Heilbronn Heinrich von Kleist Éric Rohmer
2004 La Cour Monique Jouvancy Bruno Boussagol
2009 Elisa's Skin Carole Fréchette Carole Anderson
2014 Balakat Delphine Hecquet Delphine Hecquet

Author edit

Year Book Publishing Notes
1988 Un amour aux assises Bernard Barrault Novel

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