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Fool's Mate

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Claire's lover Claude gives her a fur coat, and she has to figure out a story to tell her husband so he will not suspect she is having an affair.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Jacques Rivette's first foray into <'professional' filmmaking was this very uncharacteristic and relatively conventional half-hour 35-millimeter short. Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Keith Uhlich Slant Magazine The whole thing is shallow and obvious in ways that Rivette's features never are. Rated: 2/4 Dec 4, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Fun for a short film. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member The overlooked harbinger of the New Wave. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Claire's lover Claude gives her a fur coat, and she has to figure out a story to tell her husband so he will not suspect she is having an affair.
Director
Jacques Rivette
Producer
Pierre Braunberger, Claude Chabrol
Screenwriter
Charles L. Bitsch, Claude Chabrol, Jacques Rivette
Production Co
Les Films de la Pléiade [fr]
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
French (France)
Runtime
28m