An Introduction for Jacques Rivette's "Out 1"

What follows is an introduction I was asked to give for Jacques Rivette’s Out 1 (1971) in February 2016 at The Cinematheque in Vancouver occasioned by the film’s restoration and long anticipated commercial release. By coincidence, the screening took place one week after Rivette’s death. I had been unable to see the film despite years of wishing to and a…