---
title: 'Merry-Go-Round (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jacques Rivette'
released: '1980-02-14'
runtime_minutes: 160
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/merry-go-round-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085934/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Merry-Go-Round (1980)

1980 · 160 min · Drama, Crime · France


## Synopsis

Merry-Go-Round is a 1981 French experimental mystery directed by Jacques Rivette, starring Maria Schneider and Joe Dallesandro. The film, which revolves around a kidnapping plot, follows a structure similar to that of a crime drama. The script was written by Rivette in collaboration with Eduardo de Gregorio and Suzanne Schiffman, with dialogue by de Gregorio. Filming took place in 1977, but the film remained unreleased until 1981.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jacques Rivette](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-rivette)
- **Screenplay:** [Jacques Rivette](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-rivette), [Eduardo de Gregorio](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduardo-de-gregorio), [Suzanne Schiffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/suzanne-schiffman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Barre Phillips](https://cinepixo.com/people/barre-phillips)
- **Director of Photography:** [William Lubtchansky](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-lubtchansky)

## Cast

- [Joe Dallesandro](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-dallesandro)
- [Frédéric Mitterrand](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederic-mitterrand)
- [Françoise Prévost](https://cinepixo.com/people/francoise-prevost)
- [Danièle Gégauff](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniele-gegauff)
- [Pascale Dauman](https://cinepixo.com/people/pascale-dauman)
- [Maria Schneider](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-schneider)
- [Jean-François Stévenin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-francois-stevenin)
- [Michel Berto](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-berto)
- [Humbert Balsan](https://cinepixo.com/people/humbert-balsan)
- [Benjamin Legrand](https://cinepixo.com/people/benjamin-legrand)
- [Sylvie Matton](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvie-matton)
- [Maurice Garrel](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-garrel)

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