Fool’s Mate
1956, French. Directed by Jacques Rivette.
Claire is a chic young Parisian woman married to a somewhat older husband, Jean. Claire meets her lover, Claude, at his apartment, where he gifts her a fur coat. Now Claire needs to figure out how to return home with this expensive gift without the affair being found out.
- Runtime
- 0h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Fool’s Mate is streaming on Criterion Channel and OVID in India.
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Cast & crew
- Jacques RivetteDirector
- Virginie VitryClaire
- Anne DoatSolange
- Jean-Claude BrialyClaude
- Jacques Doniol-ValcrozeJean
- François TruffautParty guest (uncredited)
- Jean-Luc GodardParty guest (uncredited)
- Robert LachenayParty guest (uncredited)
- Claude ChabrolParty guest (uncredited)
- Jacques RivetteNarrator (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 1 November 1956
- Original title
- Le Coup du berger
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Claude Chabrol, Jacques Rivette, Charles L. Bitsch
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Fool’s Mate runs 28 minutes (0h 28m).
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Fool’s Mate is streaming on Criterion Channel and OVID in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Fool’s Mate?
Fool’s Mate (1956) was directed by Jacques Rivette and stars Virginie Vitry, Anne Doat, Jean-Claude Brialy.