La belle noiseuse

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-09-04

Languages:

French, English

Countries:

France, Switzerland

Runtime:

238 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (4374 Reviews)

Director:

Jacques Rivette

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Michel Piccoli Jane Birkin Emmanuelle Bèart Marianne Denicourt

Writer:

Pascal Bonitzer (scenario)

Christine Laurent (scenario)

Jacques Rivette (scenario)

Honorè de Balzac (inspired by novella "Le chef-d'oeuvre inconnu")

Pascal Bonitzer (dialogue)

Christine Laurent (dialogue)

Fullplot:

The former famous painter Frenhofer lives quietly with his wife in his countryside residence in the French Provence. When the young artist Nicolas visits him with his girlfriend Marianne, Frenhofer decides to start working again on a painting called 'La Belle Noiseuse', which he gave up a long time ago. And he wants Marianne as a model. The ensuing creative process will change the characters' lives. It will become a struggle for truth and meaning, and the question about the limits of art will arise.

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