Drama · France · 1991 · 3h 58m

La Belle Noiseuse

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Director
Jacques Rivette
Cast
Michel Piccoli as Edouard Frenhofer Emmanuelle Béart as Marianne Jane Birkin as Liz Marianne Denicourt as Julienne David Bursztein as Nicolas Gilles Arbona as Porbus
Crew
William Lubtchansky — Director of Photography Nicole Lubtchansky — Editor Pascal Bonitzer — Screenplay Jacques Rivette — Screenplay Christine Laurent — Screenplay Honoré de Balzac — Novel
Synopsis

The former famous painter Frenhofer lives quietly with his wife on a countryside residence in the French Provence. When the young artist Nicolas visits him with his girlfriend Marianne, Frenhofer decides to start again the work on a painting he long ago stopped: La Belle Noiseuse. And he wants Marianne as model.

Trailer La Belle Noiseuse — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
countrysideprovenceeroticismpaintingartworkcountry estatepainterdrawing and paintingman woman relationshiptaxidermist
Key Collaborators
Jacques Rivette Director William Lubtchansky Director of Photography Nicole Lubtchansky Editor Pascal Bonitzer Screenplay Jacques Rivette Screenplay Christine Laurent Screenplay Honoré de Balzac Novel Martine Marignac Producer Emmanuel de Chauvigny Production Design Laurence Struz Costume Design
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